27/08/2025
Celebrating another successful year, the Project SEARCH programme continues to transform lives by offering a year-long supported internship for young adults aged 17–25 with autism and/or learning disabilities.
Delivered in partnership with our Trust, Kirklees Council, Wakefield Council, Kirklees College, Wakefield College, and other local organisations, the programme delivers real work experience, employability training, and independent living skills.
At graduation events at Pinderfields and Dewsbury Hospitals where the internships took place, this year’s fantastic interns celebrated their successful completion of the programme. They were joined by their families, mentors, job coaches, curriculum leads, and NHS colleagues who supported their placements.
The family of one of this year’s Project SEARCH interns said:
“Project SEARCH has changed our lives! We did not know what the future would look like in regard to employment but can honestly say that it has been the best thing that could have come to us and at the right time.
“As a family, we did not know where to turn to next with education and employment, so to have not only secured a job but to have a career is amazing.”
If you or someone you know could benefit from taking part in the programme in 2026, please visit https://bit.ly/project-search-2025 for more information.
