Our Worcestershire pre-internship
Learners on our pre-internship in Worcestershire attend careers learning sessions to develop their skills and confidence 3 days a week between September and July. The course involves some
work experience
Work
experience
Experience is when you have learned or tried something before.
is when you try out a job to help you learn new skills.
and other forms of employer engagement.
What do learners do in pre-internship classroom sessions?
Topics covered include:
- Exploring the world of work
- Exploring what good CVs and cover letters look like
- Understanding how to job search
- Identifying positive
interview
An interview is a meeting where you talk to someone or a group of people about something. When you have an interview for a job, you have to answer questions and say why you would be good at the job. The person who gives the best answers is offered the job.
skills and describing my skills to others - Expected workplace behaviours and health and safety at work
- How to work in a team
- Prioritising and time management.
Engaging with employers on our Worcestershire pre-internship
As part of the pre-internship programme, learners also engage with employers. This could be in the form of guest speaker visits, or trips to employers' premises.
During terms 2 and 3, pre-internship learners must also complete a minimum of 45 hours of work experience. Learners are supported in their placement by a skills coach and could do work experience with a range of employers including:
Greene King. The UK's biggest pub chain. Hospitality work experience placements available in front of house and back of house roles - waiting on tables, serving at the bar and working in the kitchens.
Tesco. Placements available in stores in Evesham, Kidderminister, Stourport and Worcester.
Travis Perkins. Building supplies retailer.
You can find out more about employers we work with in Worcestershire on our Worcestershire supported internship page.
Where is it?
Learners on our Worcestershire pre-internship attend sessions at County House in Worcester for 3 days a week between September and July. There may also be trips to other sites and work experience could take place at a range of locations.
The aim of the pre-internship is to prepare learners to progress onto our supported internship in Worcestershire the following year.
How do young people enrol on this programme?
To express an interest in joining our pre-internship in Worcestershire and to start the enrolment process, please complete our online expression of interest form.
If you or the person you are enquiring on behalf of are eligible for the course, then a member of the team will work to get in touch with you within 14 working days.
Before we can agree to enrol learners, we will need to see a copy of the young person's EHCP and to meet with them to discuss why they want to do a pre-internship, as well as their skills, needs and interests.
Our Worcestershire prospectus
You can find out more about all our programmes in Worcestershire in our 2025/26 prospectus.
Our classroom where we deliver the classroom learning elements of our supported internship in Worcestershire is at County House in Worcester. It is a 0.2 mile (5 minute) walk from Worcester Foregate station. It is also close to The Tything bus stop which is on the 22, 22A, 36, 39, 39A, 144, 149S, 153, 303, 355 bus routes.
Learners on the supported internship attend sessions at County House in Worcester 1.5 days a week. The rest of the week is spent in their work experience placements which could potentially take place nearer to learners' homes if needed.
We understand that some people may not have much experience of travelling on their own and may feel nervous about finding their way to our classrooms and to their work experience placements.
We encourage people to come and visit our premises before enrolling to see what it’s like and to get a sense of the journey from home. We also try to arrange meetings with employers where learners will do work experience before they start on the course so they can experience the journey to the workplace as well.
You may also be able to get some independent travel training support before joining the supported internship from your local
council
A council is also called a
local authority
A local authority is also called a council. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live like schools,
social care
Social care means the services that give care and support to people who need it.
(support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
. They are a group of people who make decisions about some of the things in the area where you live. These include: schools, social care (support for people), parks and dustbin collection.
.
Travel training in Worcestershire
Mencap can also provide travel training for up to 6 weeks at the start of the supported internship programme to help learners learn the routes to their work experience placements.
If you would like to enquire about enrolling on our employer-led supported internship in Worcestershire, then the best way to start the process is by completing our online expression of interest form.
However, if you would like to get in touch with a member of the team directly, then please contact the programme coordinator in Worcestershire, Lorna Jordan.
0779 0373 612
For general enquiries, you can also contact: employment.support@mencap.org.uk