Edinburgh Project SEARCH (EPS) provides employment and learning opportunities for young people with a disability.
It is a partnership between:
- The City of Edinburgh Council
- Edinburgh College
- NHS Lothian
- Virgin Hotels
What you will do
Starting in August and lasting one college year, you will
- attend every Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm
- complete three different internships
- complete over 600 hours of work experience and gain a college qualification
- learn from the tailored Project SEARCH curriculum
- gain skills needed for work.
Our tutors and job coaches provide internship training room learning support. Outcome results are very high with 60 to 100% moving into paid jobs.
Requirements
You must
- be between 16 and 29 years old
- want to secure a full time job (16+ hours)
- live within Edinburgh and the Lothians
- have a recognised disability
- be able to commit full time for one year
- be able to travel alone or learn how to do this by the start of the programme
Information events
We hold information sessions in February and March each year. You can watch a recording of one of our previous information sessions in the video below.
Apply now
We are not currently recruiting however you can still apply for the programme and we can hold this on file for our next recruitment or if a place should become available. Please complete the application form below. If you would prefer a word verison of the application form, please contact us at project.search@edinburgh.gov.uk.
