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Somerset Employment and Skills

Supported employment.

If you or someone you know needs extra support, we can help with job opportunities, training programs, and supported employment.

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Special Educational Needs (SEND).

If you or someone you know has Special Educational Needs (SEND) or a disability, we can help with job opportunities, pre-apprenticeships, and supported employment

Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEET).

Help to progress with the NEET (Not in Employment, Education or Training) to EET (Engagement in education, employment and training) journey

Advice for Parents, Carers and Professionals

If you are a parent/carer and would like support regarding children’s education, please contact the children’s team on 0300 123 2224

If you are a professional and would like advice, support and guidance, please contact the inclusion advice line Contact the Inclusion Advice Line – Somerset Council (opens in a new tab; external site)

All Supported employment

  • Discovery

    Discovery, part of Dimensions, supports autistic people and people with learning disabilities, behaviours of distress and complex health needs across…

  • University of Somerset

    We believe in fostering ambition and unlocking potential, not just focusing on exam results. That’s why our motto is: DEGREES…

  • Connect to Work for Somerset Residents / Community

    If you have a disability, long-term health condition or complex non-health barrier which has made getting into and staying in employment difficult, Connect to Work could…

  • Supported Employment Vacancies – Imagine the Possibilities

    Explore Supported Employment Vacancies  on Imagine the Possibilities website

  • Imagine the Possibilities

    An innovative range of new post-16 options resources have been created that will help families, teachers and students understand and…

  • Weston College

    Weston College offers free support and training to help you if you’re unemployed or economically inactive and seeking work. We…

  • Seetec PLUSS

    Seetec Pluss is a leading provider of work and wellbeing services that inspires thousands of people to find and progress…

  • Somerset Careers Hub

    We work with every state-funded secondary school, special educational needs school, alternative provision & post 16 college, helping them to…