Digital Skills Employability Programme

Digital skills offers a range of benefits to people with Autism to:

• Raise your skills, aspirations and confidence
• Build your practical and digital skills
• High quality work experience in a digital environment
• Better understand the world of employment
• Progress into paid work
• Flexible to meet the needs of the learner

What the programme offers

The Digital skills programme will be tailored into the unique needs of the learner:

• Enrolment and induction
• Pre-Work placement preparation
• Full time skills programme
• Individual development of employment and digital skills
• Practical on-the-job learning in a high quality work experience placement
• Clear records of achievement and regular reviews of progress

Sustainability tracking – combined working with the learner and employer to ensure placements are successful.

How do I join the programme?

To join the programme, simply complete the registration form below and a member of our team will be in touch. However, please note that we can only accept applicants that fit with the following criteria:

• • • Autism/ASD diagnosis – If undiagnosed may able to be referred via health professional to other Caudwell service for assessment
    • Ages 18-25 – (25 oldest age at the start of the programme)
    • Working at least Level 1 – English and Maths – assessment if qualification isn’t available
    • Ability to travel independently within their local areas or support to do this.
    • Familiar skills with computers including the use of software’s such as Microsoft office – Digital skills assessment included
    • Availability for a full time programme – Monday to Friday for 10 weeks
    • Access to a computer and Internet
    • Wants to work within the digital industry with job roles such as:
      • Data inputting
      • Admin
      • HR
      • Coding and Logic
      • Cloud and Infrastructure
      • Cyber Security
      • Digital Marketing
    • You live in a WMCA post code: