Ace@Optalis: Supporting Students into Employment

Ace@Optalis, run in partnership with Activate Learning and our Optalis Supported Employment Service for, has been supporting students with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) develop workplace skills and move into paid employment since 2014.

Lewis, who attended the first Ace@Optalis course in its launch year, was the first student to secure paid work. At a recent presentation evening for prospective students and their families, he shared how the course helped him build confidence, gain employment, and travel independently.

Lewis said, “I felt amazing being part of the Ace@Optalis presentation for the new students. I told them about my two jobs and that I can now travel everywhere independently. I said to the students the course is amazing and if you work hard you will get a job.”

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