Supported Learning

Ready to develop competitive, transferable and marketable skills needed for successful employment? This programme is specifically for young people (Interns) living in South Ayrshire aged 17 to 29, who have learning difficulties and/or are on the autistic spectrum.

To gain a place on the course, please submit an application form online. If you have any questions about applying, please contact our staff on 01655 884518.

The college aims to maximise the success of learners in each course. For this reason, we include a recruitment day for this course to ensure that the course can meet the applicant’s needs

The interns will be based at the National Trust for Scotland’s Culzean estate near Maybole and will undertake 3 different work placements.  They receive individualised instruction, coaching, support and feedback from their instructor, job coach, managers, and mentors.

Here is more on what the interns will be doing:

• Gaining in depth work experience 5 days a week, 9am – 4pm based between the different facilities at Culzean and our classroom base at the estate. 
• Developing employability skills through working across a wide range of internships such as Rangers, Gardening, Hotel, Full Site Housekeeping, Café, Catering and Retail.
• Practising interview techniques to help secure future employment. 
• Developing personal awareness, including understanding what skills they have and what others they need to develop to find employment.

While there’s no guarantee of a job on completion of the course, interns will have gained a wider range of work experiences which will help them as they seek to find employment.

• Get work-ready: Build the skills needed to get a job that uses your strengths.
• Self-awareness: Understand which jobs are the best match for your skills.
• Become more independent: Learn skills to take make choices for yourself

• Duration: February to October
• Funding: Bursary options are available
• Equipment: Protective workwear kit provided