According to MENCAP, although 80% of working age people who have learning disabilities have a mild or moderate learning disability, only 20% of these people are actually in work, compared with 49% of the wider disability community. There are a number of barriers these people face in accessing employment, these include levels of confidence & work skills amongst people with learning disabilities, difficulty navigating the application process and lack of understanding by employers about capability

The Trust understands the difficulties faced by people with learning disabilities in gaining work skills and employment. Our new Step Up for Work Programme invests in people's futures & enriches lives. Supporting up to 13 people p.a, training includes workplace expectations, travel and health & safety, followed by a 26 week placement in one of our supporting social enterprise settings. We're working closely with firms (e.g Skanska) to enable people to find jobs at the end of the Programme.