learning disabilities

Preparing young people for the future of work

Every career starts with that first job opportunity. For young people across the country, finding a job has become increasingly more difficult since the coronavirus outbreak. And for those with learning difficulties and learning disabilities, the challenge of finding a job existed long before the pandemic.  Nick Holden, Managing Director at NexusProtect, is keen to […]

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DFN Project SEARCH programme

DFN Project SEARCH Recognises Young People on NHS Frontline

In the most challenging of circumstances, frontline services such as hospitals and supermarkets have been recruiting people to support them in the fight against the coronavirus. Amongst those new paid employees have been 35 young people who applied for jobs and were successful because of the valuable skills they had developed whilst on the DFN

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DFN Project SEARCH Reveals Interns’ Frontline Impact During Lockdown

Transition to employment charity, DFN Project SEARCH, supported this year’s Learning Disability Week by recognising the impact its interns and employees are making during the pandemic. Since going into lockdown in March businesses across the UK have completely changed the way they work demonstrating that like DFN Project SEARCH, people and organisations have the ability

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