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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Patrick Butler and Claudia Efemini

Turbocharge special needs internships to help tackle UK youth jobs crisis, says Milburn

Alan Milburn sits at a table talking to learning disabled and autistic young people.
Alan Milburn, who is leading a government review of young people and work, said supported internships should be scaled up to combat ‘devastating’ joblessness rates. Photograph: Andrew Fox/The Guardian

Specialist internships designed to secure work for young people with special educational needs should be put on “turbocharge” to help tackle the growing youth jobs crisis, a government review is to propose.

Alan Milburn who is leading a review of young people and work, said supported internships should be scaled up to combat “devastating” joblessness rates for young people with a learning disability, autism or mental illness.

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