The Project SEARCH University of Aberdeen team is delighted to welcome the new Interns for 2015/16 to the programme as it enters its third year at the University.
The Interns will spend the next month undertaking various induction and orientation events in the Project SEARCH classroom in the King’s Pavilion before moving into their first Internship placements across the King’s Campus and subsequently seeking employment in summer 2016.
The project is a collaboration between the University of Aberdeen, Inspire (Partnership Through Life) charity and the North East Scotland College, operated under a licence from the Scottish Consortium for Learning Disabilities (SCLD) and funded by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Councils. It is based on an international model which originated in the USA and is a one year Internship programme supporting young people with additional needs to gain skills and experience to go on to employment.
Further information about the project is available at : http://www.abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/working-here/project-search-2431.php
In July 2015, Project SEARCH University of Aberdeen was named as achieving the highest employment rate of all Project SEARCH sites in Europe for Session 2013/14. The second cohort of Interns graduated from the programme in July 2015 and are now seeking to move into paid employment. The team would be delighted to speak to any local organisations who would be interested in finding out more about the benefits of employing a Project SEARCH graduate – please contact Catriona McCarle, Job Coach, email catriona.mccarle@inspiremail.org.uk for further information.
There are many ways in which local organisations can become involved in the project, either as Mentor, a member of our Business Advisory Group or in delivering workshops to Interns as part of the curriculum. Further information on the types of roles which are available can be found at : http://www.abdn.ac.uk/staffnet/working-here/getting-involved-3862.php or by contacting
Heather Crabb, Employer Partner Co-ordinator, (email : h.crabb@abdn.ac.uk, tel : 01224 272404)