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If you are a young person ready to take your first steps into the world of work, our Employ programme will support you to build confidence, develop practical skills, and explore real job opportunities.
Focus Areas
Work Experience: Gain hands-on experience through supported placements in sectors such as retail, hospitality, logistics, and administration. Learn what it’s like to be part of a workplace team.
Employment Skills: Build your CV, practise interview techniques, improve time management, and understand workplace behaviour and expectations.
Job Coaching: Access personalised support from job coaches who will guide you through applications, placements, and on-the-job learning.
Key Outcomes
Greater confidence in work environments.
Improved communication and teamwork skills.Real-world experience to include on your CV.
Better understanding of your strengths and job preferences.
Preparation for supported employment or open job roles.
Clearer vision of your future career goals.
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Our eight key skills
In the Post 16 Specialist Provision we look at eight key skills across all our work to make people employment ready.
Communication
Making Decisions
Self Motivation
Leadership Skills
Teamwork Skills
Creativity Skills
Problem Solving
Time Management
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Talkback’s Supported Internship
For 18-25-year-olds with an EHCP, our Supported Internship is a work-based study programme, designed to lead to paid employment. We combine workplace experience with tailored support from a job coach, to develop work skills and independence. Interns will spend most of their time in a work placement, aligned with their career aspirations. The programme runs for 6, 9, or 12 months, typically over three days a week, providing a flexible transition from education to work.
Focus Areas
To build on previous work experiences and achieve realistic career aspirations that enable Talkback to find suitable employer opportunities.
Workplace training and suitable qualifications, relevant to future employment.
Learner Profile
You are 18-25 years old.
You will have an EHCP.
You will have autism or a learning disability as a primary diagnosis.
You will have undertaken a range of work experience and have realistic career aspirations that enable us to match you to an employer.
You have completed an employability, or other school/further-education, programme.
You have previously accessed independent travel training and will be able to travel to your place of work.
You have achieved Entry Level 3 or above in Literacy and Numeracy.
You are willing to undertake workplace training and any qualifications that are relevant to the field in which you wish to work.Â
Explore the programme
The Talkback Post 16 Specialist Provision is made up of three distinct parts.
You can explore these parts using the links below, as well as find out more about how to join and the process.
Our Post 16 Specialist Provision Brochure
If you’d prefer to explore the Talkback Post 16 Specialist Provision programme in your own time, you can download our brochure to read at your leisure.
It covers all the key information featured on this page, along with helpful insights into how we support young people to develop confidence, independence and essential life skills.
Find out more
If you’d like to discuss our Post 16 Specialist Provision then please just get in touch.
