Information Sources: Support for Parents about their Child Transitioning to Adulthood

• HCC Employment Support – Herts County Council run various schemes and projects to help adults with any kind of barrier into employment, including the Princes Trust.
• Work and Health Programme – Similar to the employment projects that HCC run, this programme is nationwide, run by the DwP and aims to support anyone with a barrier to employment.
• Disability Job Coaches – The job centre have job coaches who are specialists in working with people with disabilities of any kind, they can offer 1-1 support and guidance.
• Sunnyside – Sunnyside can offer work experience, training,  and wellbeing groups
• Herts Opportunities Portal – This is a great resource to find any course running in Herts, they also post jobs and apprenticeships
• Supported Internships – SI’s are a fantastic way of introducing young people to the reality of what it’s like to have a job but with the support of the training provider and employer.
• ATW – This is for when someone with a barrier gains employment, they can and should apply for Access To Work. ATW will provide funding for any reasonable adjustments, equipment or anything that will ensure the job role is sustainable.
• Herts Volunteering
• Dacorum Volunteering
• CAD – Community Action Dacorum offer many services to the community, including training and sometimes employment support
• SHC – South Hill Centre are a charity and church that offer support to those who need it most within the community. SHC run various training courses, including employability focused courses. They also offer drop in-sessions twice per week to anyone that needs any kind of support, including employment support
• CAB – Citizens Advice are a great organisation that can offer a multitude of services and are brilliant at signposting.