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An alternative, vocational pathway for students
You want the best for all your students - fulfilling futures where they can be fully independent. You recognise that the conventional academic pathway isn't the bet fit for some of the young people you work with. Project SEARCH offers an excellent alternative for students in the form of "supported internships" which gives the, immediate, direct experience of real work in the form of 3, 10-week job placements where they learn hands-on skills, receive job-coaching and work to receive a nationally-recognised ASDAN employability qualification.
If you have students:
Have a chat to them about Project SEARCH and what it offers
If you have students:
- are aged 16-24
- With a EHC Plan
- That have the potential to develop skills required to meet the needs of a business
- is within traveling distance of Waltham Forest
Have a chat to them about Project SEARCH and what it offers
How it works in practice
- The whole programme runs on a yearly basis and we take applications starting in January - you can find the intern application form at the bottom of this page.
- The first set of interviews for interns take place in February half term and are told if they have been successful in March
- Later applicants are interviewed in May and are told if their application is successful in June.
The programme the starts formally in September and runs five days a week, for a full academic year. It starts with a 2-3 week induction course and then typically, interns complete three work placements of between 10 – 12 weeks in length.
Interns are expected to travel to the workplace where possible and those working with Barts Health at Whipps Cross or the Royal London hospitals take part in the the Barts Health NHS Trust induction and new employee checks and follow the Trust's Occupational Health guidelines and policies.
Our interns spend about 85%-95% of their time working, with the remainder of their time being taken up with group sessions working towards an ASDAN-accredited employability qualification.
Working with you
We are very happy to come and visit your school to talk to staff or parents about the programme and how it works
How to get involved
Email us: enquiries@projectsearch.org.uk You can find our intern application form for the coming year below:
| Project SEARCH intern application form |
