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The 3 Ships

The 3 Ships. WHO ARE MENCAP?. A charity working in England, Wales and Northern Ireland We support over 7,000 people with a learning disability each year We have been supporting people into paid work for over 40 years Turnover of nearly £200m of which approx. £4.5m is for employment support.

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The 3 Ships

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  1. The 3 Ships

  2. WHO ARE MENCAP? • A charity working in England, Wales and Northern Ireland • We support over 7,000 people with a learning disability each year • We have been supporting people into paid work for over 40 years • Turnover of nearly £200m of which approx. £4.5m is for employment support

  3. Who funds our Employment work?

  4. 6% 65% actually do can and want to work The current position

  5. Our Big Plan 120,000 more people with a learning disability in employment over the next 10 years public partnerships government

  6. The 3 ships Supported Internships Traineeships Apprenticeships

  7. Supported Internships • Supported internships are structured study programmes based primarily at an employer. • Normally last for a year and include unpaid work placements of at least six months. Also expected to improve English & Maths to an appropriate level. • Intended to support the young person to move into paid employment at the end of the programme. • Those with a learning disability must have anEHCP (Educational, Health and Care plan)

  8. Traineeships • An education and training programme with work experience of between 100 and 240 hours. • Trainees must want to work as the traineeship can last between 6 weeks and 6 months mainly in the workplace. • Designed to help young people aged 16 to 24 who don’t yet have the experienceto secure paid work. • The destination of a traineeship is either paid work or an apprenticeship • Improving with English & Maths skills is also part of the traineeship.

  9. Apprenticeships • Paid work whilst learning specific job related skills in the workplace • Minimum timeframe is 12 months • Study involved as will be working towards specific standards • Eligibility for PWLD, must be able to achieve an Entry 3 levelin English & Maths by the end of the programme • Mencap are leading by example as we are presently recruiting 12 apprentices with a plan to recruit another 12 next year.

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