Engage to Change Project

Engage to Change (E2C) aims to establish a project legacy in which attitudes and policy on supported employment for people with a learning disability, learning difficulty and/or autism are positively influenced by the good practice demonstrated by the project. E2C envisions a world in which people with learning disabilities, learning difficulties and/or autism are able to experience improved wellbeing outcomes through the increased independence, financial status, social capital and fulfilment that paid work offers.

Engage to Change will work with 1,000 young people in Wales aged 16-25 with learning disability, learning difficulty and/or autism to develop their work skills through paid work placements lasting 6-12 months with 800 employers across Wales. Drawing from previous good practice the project will clearly demonstrate what works for these young people to enable the vision to become reality.