How can Project Search help learners?

Project SEARCH is a targeted programme of employment training and support for young people with learning disabilities. The model runs over an academic year and students work in three placements between September and June. They start and finish each day in their Project SEARCH classroom on site where they discuss what they have been doing that day, participate in skills training and carry out supported job searches with the support of their Job Coach.

By working in a number of placements over the course of the year, students are able to demonstrate skills and experience they can use when looking for paid work. Students are supported by their Job Coaches in either finding similar work on site with the host employer or with other employers. Current NHS Trusts that have regular cohorts of Project SEARCH students that have gone on to achieve full time employment include Bath, Nottingham, ST Georges (London), Plymouth, Devon, Bradford and Wakefield.