Young People
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Parents & Carers
Information for parents & carers of young people with a learning disability and/or autism
Welcome to Engage to Change
The Engage to Change project is currently running across the whole of Wales to support young people aged 16-25 with a learning disability and/or autism into paid work placements lasting 6-12 months.
We aim to help over 1000 of these young people achieve their full potential by supporting them to gain experience in the workplace and develop transferable skills through a person-centred approach. To do this we are working with 800 employers over five years, offering one-to-one job coaching and specialist employment support to both young person and employer.
This project is made possible through funding from the National Lottery Community Fund in partnership with Welsh Government.
Carers Week: "Engage to Change's support has been invaluable"
10.06.2019 Date 10th June 2019
This Carers Week we're featuring a blog by Mel Jefferson, a parent whose daughter Anna…
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Better Off In Work
07.06.2019 Date 7th June 2019
By Beverley Davies and Stacey Baker, from Engage to Change partners ELITE Supported Employment Starting…
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Engage to Change Wrexham Roadshow
15.05.2019 Date 15th May 2019
Only 6% of people with a learning disability and 16% of people with autism are…
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VIDEO: Project SEARCH Bangor Class of 2019
11.04.2019 Date 11th April 2019
It's Year 2 at our Engage to Change: Project SEARCH site at Ysbyty Gwynedd in…
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Engage to Change on ITV Wales News and BBC Radio Cymru
11.04.2019 Date 11th April 2019
Autism Awareness Week this year was a busy one for Engage to Change! As well…
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"If you’ve got a job, you have money coming in to pay your bills and be independent”
11.04.2019 Date 11th April 2019
Engage to Change partners All Wales People First recently held two project evaluation events in…
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@Engage to Change
21.06.2019 Date 21st June 2019
Congratulations to @elitesea's #EngageToChange team, who won Team of the Year at the @ersa_news Awards last night!
Llongyfarchiadau i dîm Engage to Change @eliteseauk, a wnaeth ennill Tîm y Flwyddyn yng Ngwobrau ERSA neithiwr! https://t.co/YvYzrR27CU
@Engage to Change
20.06.2019 Date 20th June 2019
RT @eliteseauk: Good luck to everyone nominated for tonight's @ersa_news Employability Awards.
We're thrilled that our @Engage_2_Change Te…
@Engage to Change
20.06.2019 Date 20th June 2019
RT @zoeric: Sometimes I get to work with young people which is my absolute favourite part of my job. Here is Katie and I at @Engage_2_Chang…