Mencap

Royal Mencap Supported Internship Programme Birmingham

Mencap supported internship programme supports young people with a learning disability, learning difficulty and / or Autism aged between 16 and 24, with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) to develop skills towards making the important step from education into employment.

You need to be: –

• Be aged 16 to 24
• Have an EHCP
• Want to find a job

If this is you and you would like to learn the skills you need to get a job then Mencap Supported Internship Programme may be for you.

We will: –

• Help you to understand what having a job means
• Support you to gain skills needed to have a job
• Find the right work experience placement for you
• Provide a job coach to support you during your work experience placement
• Support you to achieve an English and Math qualification (if you choose and if needed)
• Aim to find you a paid job, traineeship, or apprenticeship at the end of the programme

We believe everyone with a learning disability has the right to work. We believe that most people with a learning disability can work given the right support and opportunities.