Make it Work project

Make it Work is a project developed by Cornwall Education Business Partnership and United Response, which aims to support young people (17 – 30) with a learning difficulty or disability (LDD) to gain essential work experience and opportunities for employment. Our aim is to recruit local small employers (fewer than 250 employees) who are willing to provide quality work experience tasters for our young people on the programme and introduce them into the world of work.

All the young people on the Make it Work project have received training from United Response and are ‘work ready’. In addition, the young person would be accompanied by their Job Coach initially, to ensure a smooth transition and the least disruption to the business. The aim of the project is to give young people the chance to try different things to help them discover their own interests. The placements would need to be 8 hours a week, ideally over 8 weeks. We can also offer free training to businesses as part of this partnership, which include in house mentoring training and the offer of being part of our Platinum Provider scheme.

Through 'Make it Work" we can:

Help employers to develop a programme for work experience
Work with our partners to provide support for the employer and the young person whilst on work experience
Provide free training and CPD for your business
Help with health and safety and risk assessments
Support employers in gaining the Education Business Partnership’s ‘Platinum Provider’ status – a quality mark and management tool for work experience programmes

If you are able to offer a work taster or work experience placement to a young person with a learning difficulty or disability, please contact.

Cornwall Learning EBP

T: 01872 327900

E: ebp@cornwall.gov.uk

Cornwall Education Business Partnership,

Carew House, Beacon Technology Park,

Dunmere Road, Bodmin, PL31 2QN

If you would like more information about ways in which United Response can provide support and advice on employing someone with a learning difficulty or disability, please contact.

Helen Cahalane

T: 01872 250150

E: Helen.cahalane@unitedresponse.org.uk

United Response

Ellacourt, Threemilestone Business Park, Truro, Cornwall TR4 9NH