CWM Celebrating Inclusive Employment Across the West Midlands

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CWM Celebrating Inclusive Employment Across the West Midlands

Companies across the West Midlands who have led efforts to create career opportunities for young people with disabilities have been praised by education leaders at a special awards ceremony.

The inaugural West Midlands Supported Internships Event brought together colleges and some of the region’s biggest employers for a celebration of job creation for students with special education needs.
The event was arranged by Skills West Midlands & Warwickshire.

Delegates heard about innovative partnerships which were delivering both invaluable work experience placements and paid employment opportunities for young people who had successfully completed a supported internship programme.

Colleges nominated employer partners for recognition awards, and Ricardo Mantovani ACA CA(SA), Deputy Chief Executive Officer of BNP Paribas Personal Finance, delivered an inspirational keynote speech where he talked about his own struggle with profound dyslexia.

The award-winners were:

  • GMi – nominated by South & City College Birmingham
  • Savills – nominated by Dudley College
  • Webbs – nominated by Heart of Worcestershire College
  • HSBC – nominated by Queen Alexandra Sixth Form College
  • Compton Verney – nominated by Solihull College & University Centre
  • The Eastside Rooms – nominated by Halesowen College
  • Black Country Living Museum – nominated by Halesowen College
  • Low Hill Nursery – nominated by City of Wolverhampton College
  • Whitbread – nominated by Hereward College


Thanks to Shoosmiths for hosting the event and to Whitecap Consulting for being one of the sponsors.

The awards were made by the team at Birmingham mental health charity Better Pathways Mental Health Charity, which supports people with learning disabilities into employment within a social enterprise structure.

And thanks to the students from BMet who took all the photos.

Thanks to everyone who came and supported the event – it really does make a difference.

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