Employment support for people with a learning disability
Our Employment Training Hub can offer support to adults with a learning disability, autism or Asperger’s who want to get ready for paid employment.
i-work
If you live in Nottinghamshire and have a learning disability, autism or Asperger's our i-work team can offer you support to get a job.
The i-work team can:
- look at your skills, interests and qualifications
- find jobs that you might like to do
- explain what will happen with benefits if you get paid work
- give you the opportunity to try out jobs to see if you like them
- carry on giving you support when you find a job to help you stay there.
Contact the i-work team on 0300 500 80 80. You can contact us yourself or ask someone else to do it for you.
To read more about the i-work team, you can also download our booklet - Get support to find employment
Employment Support Videos
You can learn more about our employment support work in these videos.
Support for employment - i-work video (YouTube, 4 minutes)
Employment Support - i-work video (YouTube, 2 minutes)
Work Placements video - Nottinghamshire Local Offer (YouTube, 3.30 minutes)
In this video, you can also learn about jobs available through work placements.
Employing someone with a learning disability
The i-work team also offer support to businesses who are considering employing someone with a learning disability.