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Retraining and support

Whats-His-Face

Hi does anyone on here know of any schemes that offer us atypical’s a chance to re-educate or learn new skill/trades but offer financial support to do it?

  • in reply to Heather - Mod

    This is a very helpful response. Thank you very much heather 

  • Hi Jason,

    I don't actually know of any schemes that offer financial support to re-educate but you might find some of these employment links may be of interest to you if you are looking to find some employment opportunities with training included?: 

    The British Association of Supported Employment, who have a database of supported employment agencies, so you can search for one in your local area: www.base-uk.org

    Remploy, an organisation which supports people with disabilities and those experiencing complex barriers to work, into mainstream employment: www.remploy.co.uk

    www.greatwithdisability.com is also a good website to look at. It is a site on which employers advertise their opportunities for people with disabilities and they also provide information about disability and inclusive practices within their organisations. This is a good way to identify companies which will be keen to put in place reasonable adjustments for interviews and throughout employment.

    I have also included a link to our job-page - http://www.autism.org.uk/get-involved/jobs.aspx. Within this page you can click on our job and volunteering page to find out about our current employment and volunteering opportunities with The National Autistic Society. We particularly welcome applications from those living with autism.

    Volunteering can often be a good way to gain relevant experience and skills for future employment. Your local volunteer centre may be able to assist with finding a volunteer placement. You can search for volunteer placements on www.do-it.org.uk

    I hope you find something helpful but if you want more advice you may also like to contact our Autism Helpline team. You can contact the team via telephone on 0808 800 4104 (Monday to Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 3pm). Please note that the Helpline is experiencing a high volume of calls and it may take a couple of attempts before you get through to speak to an advisor. Alternatively, should you prefer to send a message, you can do so via their webform:

    https://www.autism.org.uk/services/helplines/main/questions.aspx

    Kind regards,

    Heather - Mod