{"id":3528,"date":"2024-03-27T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/?p=3528"},"modified":"2024-03-26T16:41:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T16:41:22","slug":"supported-internship-day-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/supported-internship-day-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Supported Internship Day 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today (27 March 2024) is Supported Internship Day and Devon County Council are helping to raise awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What is a supported internship?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A supported internship is an education programme in a workplace setting designed to help young people with disabilities transition from school to employment. The internships provide opportunities for individuals aged 16 to 24 who have an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan to gain practical work experience in a real workplace setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Placements are supported by a job coach and last between 6 month and 1 year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Supported internships can help young people:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>work towards financial independence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>building confidence and self-esteem<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increasing health and well-being&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>gaining friendships and a social life&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>learning new skills that could be used in future employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>gaining an accredited and practical qualification<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Devon County Council (DCC) are working with local college providers and employers to ensure that our young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) are prepared for a supported internship.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"case-studies-block clearfix  \" id=\"block_acf-block-6602fab2220fd\"><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-center\">Supported Internship Case Study<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-3 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"project-cards case-studies-cards\"><article id=\"post-3536\" class=\"project-details post-3536 dcc_case-study type-dcc_case-study status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry dcc_case-study-project-supported-internship dcc_case-study-project-young-people dcc_case-study-project-youth-hub-devon\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/case-studies\/no-limits-cafe-supported-internship\/\">No Limits Cafe Supported Internship<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">Student 1 completed work experience during year 11 and 12 of college within No Limits Caf\u00e9.\u00a0<\/div><figure class=\"entry-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"308\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/163\/2024\/03\/Supported-Internship-2-308x315.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large-thumb size-large-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><\/article><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/section>\n\n\n<p><strong>What is internships work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndti.org.uk\/change-and-development\/internships-work\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ndti.org.uk\/change-and-development\/internships-work\" rel=\"noopener\">Internship<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndti.org.uk\/change-and-development\/internships-work\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ndti.org.uk\/change-and-development\/internships-work\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">s<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndti.org.uk\/change-and-development\/internships-work\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ndti.org.uk\/change-and-development\/internships-work\" rel=\"noopener\"> Work <\/a>is a project funded by the Department for Education which will enable 4500 young adults, aged 16-25 with additional needs, to benefit from a supported internship per year by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How can I apply for a supported Internship?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/education-and-families\/send-local-offer\/preparing-for-adult-life-ages-14-25-years\/preparing-for-employment\/training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Devon County Council Local Offer pages<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today (27 March 2024) is Supported Internship Day and Devon County Council are helping to raise 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