This course is for students between the ages of 16 – 25 with an EHCP who would like to become self-employed.

No formal qualifications are needed for this course. All you need is to be open to the idea of becoming self-employed!

This course is a bespoke qualification run through NCFE. This course is evidence-based, and thus, there are no exams. 

We can take evidence in a variety of ways, and this is often done within the young person’s learning on site.  Evidence will be collected and assessed in a communication style which suits the learner. 

This can be art-based, creative, observation, picture-based, written, conversational/witness-statement-based, or roleplay

Each young person’s journey with us will differ. Each young person will be assigned a careers adviser who they will meet monthly. This careers adviser will then work with our work placement liaison to get the young person out and about. 

Work placements at SAMEE look different for everyone, but they will always be aligned with the young person’s business idea in mind. The common ways we do work experience are:

• One day off experience
• Residentials
• Block work placement
• A set day for a set amount of weeks

Young people on this course will be working towards the level 1 qualification. Progression from this course could be:

• Level 2 Steps into Self-Employment Qualification
• Onto our adult DEBSS programme
• Trading self-employed business
• Moving to another provider

If you are either the young person, or a parent carer of the young person, please feel free to get in contact with Sianell on sianell.white@sameecharity.org for more information. 

We would love to invite you in for a chat!