Training & Events
One of the top priorities of the Internships Work programme is to train all SEND Employment forums to develop, enhance and grow their supported internship/employment offer.
This will support teams to offer high quality supported employment provision and support employers to offer high quality work placements that enable growth in opportunities.
DFN Project Search are providing SEND Employment forums with a free 5-day training package which includes:
- the principles and benefits of supported internships
- understanding the employment aspirations and landscape of your community
- seven step selling process to engaging employers
- how to build sustainability into your programmes
- ensuring programmes meet local need.
For more information about this training and national and local dates, please email sef@littlegate.org.uk
Training and resources for employers
Training & event dates 2024
| Training | Date | Event information |
|---|---|---|
| BASE Training Portal | Home · Starter Portal (powerappsportals.com) | |
| Internship Works Day 1 Session 1 - This is the introduction that employment forums need to set the scene to develop the best supported internship programme for their community | Various | Internships Work DFN Project SEARCH Day 1 Session 1 Free Training Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite |
| Employer Ambassador Training for Supported Internships (Part 1 & 2) - If you manage or mentor young people with a learning disability or autism or both and are passionate about changing lives this is for you! | Various | Part 1 - Become an Employer Ambassador for Supported Internships - Part 1 Tickets, Wed 14 Aug 2024 at 10:00 | Eventbrite Part 2 - Become an Employer Ambassador for Supported Internships - Part 2 Tickets, Thu 22 Aug 2024 at 10:00 | Eventbrite |
| Supported Internships - Engaging Employers using the 7 Step Selling Process - You tell us that your greatest challenge is to link with businesses - join us and learn some practical ways to do that with confidence! | Various | Supported Internships - Engaging Employers using the 7 Step Selling Process Tickets, Mon 12 Aug 2024 at 10:00 | Eventbrite |
| Developing Vocational Profiles Overview Everyone deserves the right to aspire to the very best future, yet nationally fewer than 5% of people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities go on to secure full-time paid employment. As practitioners we need to ensure that young people we support are inspired and confident to enter the world of employment. One tool that can be used to support young person is to create a vocational profile. A vocational profile is a person-centred approach to finding out what a young person wants to do when they leave school or college. It provides an opportunity to understand what a person is interested in and to explore why. If we do not complete a vocational profile, then we do not know enough about a young person in relation to their aspirations for work and to get the best match of a job for them. For more information on Vocational Profiles follow this link Vocational Profile - NDTi | 14 November 2024 | Who is this for? SENCOs/teachers/college staff supporting Children and young People from year 8 onwards Job Coaches SEND Officers For more information please contact: jack.scott@eastsussex.gov.uk |
| i-Can - Careers Event for young people, parents and carers - iCan is a bespoke Careers Event for young people with SEND. iCan aims to give young people with SEND the opportunity to gain a greater and more informed understanding of their future careers, education, and training pathways. | 26 November 2024 | FOr more information please contact: jack.scott@eastsussex.gov.uk |