Employer Incentives.

munchings-n-crunchings

Hi Employment experts.

My son finished a 2 year plastering course at the end of last year.

Whilst at college, the tutor spoke of grants and incentives available for an employer to take my son on.
As at this time, my son wanted to carry on and do additional qualifications, we felt this didn't really apply.

We now find, as he will be 20 when the new academic year starts, that most college funding has ceased, and so to stay on is not really an option.

Does anyone know about employer incentives, so I can start approaching people, armed with all the information?

Currently, my son is on an E2E course, but is not in receipt of ESA or JSA, as I receive CTC for him.
He is autistic and in receipt of DLA, if that makes a difference to what may be available, and so may claim ESA from when Child Tax becomes no longer payable.

Regards
Munchie

Zazen999

What the tutor is possibly talking about is the Programme Led Apprenticeships which are available in the Construction Industry for companies registered to CITB/ConstructionSkills.

http://www.cskills.org/levy-grant/grant/grants20092010/apprenticeships/how-much.aspx

p.s......it shouldn't be you approaching anyone, it should be him.

McKneff

I agree with Zazen.
He is coming up 20.

Can you imagine what employers would think if mummy was ringing up on his behalf.
Give him advice by all means, but he is a big lad now and should be learning life lessons.
You'd be doing him a big favour.

munchings-n-crunchings

Zazen999 wrote: »

p.s......it shouldn't be you approaching anyone, it should be him.

Hmm...would love that to be the case, but my son has Asperger's Syndrome and is verbal / comprehension of language is that of a ten year old, so making approaches to people is a no go, until he gets familiar.

He already has a level 2 qualification in plastering, although not an nqv. I was hoping to find a small construction firm to take him under their wing, and bring him on, thus helping him into the adult working environment.

Munchie

Zazen999

munchings-n-crunchings wrote: »

Hmm...would love that to be the case, but my son has Asperger's Syndrome and is verbal / comprehension of language is that of a ten year old, so making approaches to people is a no go, until he gets familiar.

He already has a level 2 qualification in plastering, although not an nqv. I was hoping to find a small construction firm to take him under their wing, and bring him on, thus helping him into the adult working environment.

Munchie

Yes, that's exactly what the programme led apprenticeships were designed to do; go to the CITB in your area and see if they have any employers that are open for placements. It's the NET dept that you will need. I worked for them when they were designing them and it's precisely your lad that would benefit. Get a large employer and they will support him in the other ways that he needs.

Googlewhacker

munchings-n-crunchings wrote: »

Hmm...would love that to be the case, but my son has Asperger's Syndrome and is verbal / comprehension of language is that of a ten year old, so making approaches to people is a no go, until he gets familiar.

He already has a level 2 qualification in plastering, although not an nqv. I was hoping to find a small construction firm to take him under their wing, and bring him on, thus helping him into the adult working environment.

Munchie

I have to agree that your son needs to start learning to look after himself, if he is capable of plastering then with the right training he will be capable of getting jobs for himself, it may take time but he needs to start learning for himself.

The vast majority of employers will not look on favourably if the mum of either an autistic or non autistic son goes round touting for jobs.