Supported Internships
Please note that the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi) is no longer delivering the Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) programme and helpline, as the contract with the Department for Education came to an end in March 2022.
A selection of popular tools and guides from the PfA website have been added to a dedicated area on NDTi's website here. The PfA website will serve as a resource archive for as long as possible; but it is recommended that if you are adding links to your own resources or webpages, that you use NDTi's website as those links will remain active.
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Myth busters about supported internship work placements
If you have never thought about offering a work placement or job to someone with learning difficulties, it's understandable to have some concerns.
Video: Supported Internships: Leeds City Council
This film from Leeds City Council looks at supported internships in the area and the benefits for young people and employers.
City of Oxford College: Supported Internship Programme
This film from City of Oxford College looks at the success of their first supported internship programme.
Fact Sheet: Study programmes
This factsheet is about study programmes. Study programmes are publicly-funded programmes of learning for 16 to 19 year olds, or 16 to 25 year olds where the student has a learning difficulty assessment or Education, Health and Care plan, which are based on a young person's prior attainment and designed to meet clear educational and career aspirations.
Fact Sheet: Supported Internships
This factsheet is about supported internships. Supported Internships are personalised study programmes based primarily at an employer's premises. They are designed to better enable young people with severe learning difficulties and/or disabilities to achieve sustainable paid employment by equipping them with the skills they need for the workplace.
