Congratulations to this year's Project Search students!
Parents, carers, Project Search staff, employers and senior personnel from Blackpool Council gathered to congratulate this year's Project Search students at Blackpool's Cliff's Hotel.
DFN Project Search, part of Blackpool Learning Rooms, is an employability programme which supports young people with mild learning difficulties to enhance their skills and gain vital work experiences. The placements also help interns grow in confidence, build self-esteem and work on their resilience and wellbeing.
The students work with a team that includes their family, a special educational needs teacher and a job coach provided by Blackpool Council to maintain the focus on an employment goal and support the student during this important transition to work.
Interns develop key employability skills by experiencing three work placements at a variety of organisations across Blackpool.
We are so proud of the students, and we wish them the best for the future.
In September 2023 we will welcome a new lot of students and mark 10 years of Project Search in Blackpool
To find out more about Project Search, visit www.blackpool.gov.uk/projectsearch