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Supported Internship Provision

Supported internships are a structured, work-based study programme for 16 to 24-year-olds with SEND, who have an education, health and care (EHC) plan. The core aim of a supported internship study programme is a substantial work placement, facilitated by the support of an expert job coach. Below is a list of supported internships available in our local area. Please get in touch with each provider directly to find out more information.

Gloucestershire College, SGS and National Star College

  • Internships available in various sectors.

Contact sarah.poultney@gloucestershire.gov.uk for more information.

Bridgewater and Taunton College

  • Hinckley Point C Supported Traineeship - various trades and business support 
  • Avon and Somerset Police Pathway to Employment
  • Project Search and Musgrove Hospital

Contact WORTHINGTONK@btc.ac.uk for more information. 

Finding Futures

  • Project Search at the RUH and Bath University. Supported internship offering work placements across a wide variety of different roles including catering, retail, portering, administration, cleaning, estates/maintenance and patient support. 

For more information contact info@finding-futures.co.uk.

Western College

  • Internships available in various sectors. 

For more information contact nicola.lace@weston.ac.uk. 

Critchill School

  • Palmer Gardens. Internships available in the garden centre and cafe. 

Contact ssmiles@critchillschool.com for more information.

Dorset and Somerset Training Providers

  • Internships available in various sectors. 

Visit Dorset and Somerset Training website for more information. 

New College Swindon

  • Project Search at Great Western Hospital, internships available in health care. 

Contact achandarana@swindon.gov.uk for more information.

City of Bristol College

  • Project Search at Blood Transfusion
  • Bristol City Council
  • Catering and Hospitality
  • Various sectors

Contact Keith@mutuallyinclusive.co.uk for more information.

Yeovil College

  • Project Search at Yeovil Hospital - Health Care
  • Project Search at Leonardo / Sodexo / Kuehle Nardal - Engineering and Security

Contact derrick.goddard@yeovil.ac.uk for more information.

Strode College

  • Clarks Village - customer services and retail
  • Fusion Health - customer services
  • Millfield - customer services

Contact rgafney@strode-college.ac.uk for more information.

Polden Bower Special School

  • Ibis - Catering and Hospitality

Contact julie.walker@somerset.gov.uk for more information.

Find out more about Supported Internships on Gov.UK website.