Approved Provider List for the Provision of Supported Internships

Tender description

The Authority wishes to award contracts for the Provision of Supported Internships ("the Contract"). A supported internship is one type of study programme specifically aimed at young people aged 16 to 24 who have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), who want to move into employment and need extra support to do so. They are intended to enable young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to achieve sustainable, paid employment by equipping them with the skills they need for work through learning in the workplace. Internships normally last for a year and include unpaid work placements of at least six months. Wherever possible, they support the young person to move into paid employment at the end of the programme. Students complete a personalised study programme which includes the chance to study for relevant substantial qualifications, if suitable, and English and maths to an appropriate level. Our requirements mirror the Department for Education's national Supported Internship Guidance. The services are demand led and as such annual totals are dependent on that demand.