This exciting new partnership provides a transition to work programme for young adults aged 18-24 years with an active Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The Derbyshire Adult Community Education Service (DACES) partner with Direct Education Business Partnership (DEBP) and The Devonshire Group to provide a supported internship to help young people take positive first steps into the world of work. The aim of the programme is to progress into paid employment.
Open Day
The first interns will join this programme in September 2026.
If you are interested, you can attend an open day to learn more about it.
Date: Tuesday 3 Februrary 2026, 10am to 12noon
Location: Chatsworth, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1PP
To book a visit or for more information, please complete the following form:
Derbyshire Adult Community Education Services (DACES) - I am interested in starting a supported internship
If you would like to print and advertise this opportunity to prospective interns, please view the poster within the 'Related Documents' section of this page.
About the programme:
The programme could be right for you if:
- you are aged 18 to 24-years-old
- have a current Education, Health Care Plan (EHCP)
- are ready to be onsite working for 3 days every week
- you want to secure paid employment for at least 16 hours per week after the programme ends
- you can travel to the site
- you are ready to commit from September until June
What support is available?
Interns are supported by a job coach and tutor, who are based on-site all the time. Their role is to foster independence and confidence, enabling the interns to learn their tasks and to complete them to the same standard as everyone else. Interns will work directly with mentors in their working areas.
What does a typical day look like?
The exact timetable for each day will be confirmed when we match interns to their job rotations.
It will include an opportunity for interns to meet as a group, every day, for an hour for peer support, reflection and development of work skills and confidences. The remainder of each day will be spent in work rotation (with breaks). You will typically experience 3 different work rotations over the course of the internship programme.
You should expect to be at Chatsworth for 7 hours on each of the 3 programme days.
Contact Details
For general enquiries, please contact us via:
Email: SupportedInternships@derbyshire.gov.uk
or Telephone: 01629 533483