Work programmes

The three study pathways (Foundation, Explorer and Discovery) are at an increasing academic or vocational / technical level and are designed to assist transition into employment. 

Students are prepared for employment via one of four routes: 

  • Business in Action

  • Transition to Employment

  • Supported Internship

  • Supported Apprenticeship 

In our Business in Action course, skills are developed through working as a team for a charity on-site at Hereward College.  

Our Transition to Employment courses develop work skills through employer visits, sector-based learning and work experience. 

The college also works with leading regional employers to offer Supported Internship opportunities, where students develop 
employment skills working for a local employer in a range of roles with a high level of Job Coach support.

A Supported Apprenticeship enables students to develop employment skills working for a local employer as an apprentice.

Paid work outcomes

In 2024-25, 79% of students at Hereward College who had employment as an outcome progressed to paid or voluntary employment. The figure of 47% for paid employment is almost ten times the national average*.

* 5.1% of adults with a learning disability known to their local authority in England are in paid work (NHS Digital, 2021).