Employment, training advice and support

Employment advice

You can find employment advice from:

• ACAS
• Action on Disability
• GOV.UK
• GOV.UK’s guidance on self-employment
• National Autistic Society
• National Careers Service
• Mencap
• Scope
• Turn 2 Us
• Whizz Kidz

Employment training

If you are not in education, employment or training (NEET), you can do an employability or self-development course to:

• develop your skills
• help you prepare for the working world.

These courses can help with things like:

• building confidence
• writing a CV
• preparing for job interviews
• finding a job

Find an employment or self-development course

These organisations offer employment or self-development courses.

• Action for Kids
• The Autism Project is a full-time two-year employment programme for people aged 18–25 on the autism spectrum
• Baseline in Lewisham offers advice and support with careers, education and sexual health
• Delrose Earle Training
• The Prince's Trust supports young people aged up to 30 access employment, training or education.
• Spear is a six-week programme for people aged 16–24 who aren't in work or education

These organisations offer sports employment courses:

• Chelsea Foundation’s disability inclusion programme
• Fulham FC
• NLP Sports
• Millwall Community Trust's inclusive Pride Programme
• Street League sport for employment football programme

See education, training and employment preparation for young people with SEN for more work-based learning options.