EMPLOYERS gathered at Yellow Submarine Cafe in Oxford to find out more about creating apprenticeship opportunities for people with special educational needs .
The Park End Street charity, which works with people who have learning disabilities and autism, hosted Tuesday’s information day in conjunction with Abingdon and Witney College.
Yellow Submarine already employs four apprentices with special needs and the college wants more organisations to follow its lead.
Dozens of county businesses attended the event.
June Rogers, quality manager for employer services at the college, said the aim was to make sure every apprentice taken on by firms was treated as an individual and ensuring learning met their needs.
She said: “They must be able to employ an apprentice for at least three years work and pay them the minimum wage.
“Like any other young person, people with special educational needs want to be able to go out and get a job and live independently.”
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