Internships are a structured part our our study programme and they enable our young people to achieve sustainable employment by equipping them with the skills they need for work, through learning in the workplace

Internships are unpaid, and last for a between 3 – 9 months or for the duration of their study programme. Wherever possible, we support our students to move into paid employment / apprenticeship at the end of the programme.

All young people will be helped to develop the skills and experience, and achieve the qualifications they need to succeed in their careers. The overwhelming majority of young  people with SEN are capable of sustainable paid employment with the right preparation and support. All professionals working with through Harrison College share this mindset.

The aim of our internships is to prepare young people with complex needs for paid employment by:

• supporting them to develop the skills valued by employers
• enabling them to demonstrate their value in the workplace;
• developing confidence in their own abilities to perform successfully at work

Whilst the ideal outcome from an internship will be the offer of a paid job from an employer, possibly the employer who hosted the intern’s work placement, other outcomes include: