01 Mar West London Guide to Supported Internships 2021

The 2021 edition of our annual West London Guide to Supported Internships has been published today. It contains the details of 30 Supported Internship Programmes available to young people with learning disabilities and difficulties across London. Over 440 places are available for young people aged 17-24 with SEN (Special Educational Needs) to receive pre-employment training and acquire key vocational skills and experience on these Programmes, where the success rate of placing young people into employment is over 60%.

Key businesses and organisations including four NHS Trusts in North West London (through hospitals such as Northwick Park, Charing Cross and West Middlesex University Hospital) and the West London NHS Trust headquarters are offering placements to young people on their Supported Internships,  with an increasing number of Local Authorities also providing these opportunities to be trained in key vocational skills, such as Ealing Council, Brent Council, Hounslow Council and Hammersmith & Fulham. Despite the disruption and dislocations to learning and employment job coaching caused by the COVID pandemic, Supported Internships are bouncing back in London, with more opportunities for young people with SEN to be supported into employment than ever before.

Find out more about our Supported Employment Programme