• In 2020, we launched the 100 Black Interns programme to offer paid internship opportunities to Black students and graduates

Opportunities:

10,000 Black Interns Programme

• Paid summer internships for a minimum of six weeks, specific start dates will be decided between you and your employer.

  
  

Eligibility:

• Over 18, Black or of Black heritage (including mixed heritage), AND currently studying at a UK university or recently graduated from a UK university within the last three years.

• Black Professionals UK is a free platform where UK-based Black professionals are equipped with skills and information to be the best they can within their chosen careers, while organisations’ inclusion and diversity ambitions are being met.

Opportunities:

• Work placements

• Mentoring programme

• Job board

• Events

• Colorintech was formed in 2016 to encourage more diversity in tech and offer opportunities for BAME individuals in UK and Europe

  
  

Opportunities:

• Build Accelerator/Founders Programme - free annual programme to help business founders improve their skills and further their planning and reach

• Interest can be expressed if applications are unavailable

Eligibility:

• UK based English speaker

• Ethnic minority background, co-founding role in startup

(Programme last shows 2024 applicant group, current closed for future applications and no current sign of any 2025 applications)

• Knowvate Hub is a community for connecting diverse groups and providing networks and events for members.

Opportunities:

• Events

• Networking

• Video content?

• Workshops

(website itself is a bit sparse and seems to mainly keep advertised features behind an account)

Applications closed Thursday 4th January, corresponds to 2024.

Seems outdated, unsure if you would want me to link to the general African Caribbean Education Network or their other resources/events otherwise

Access to Work - Government support programme to aid disabled people in starting or staying in employment.

Eligibility:

• Reside in Great Britain

• aged 16 or older

• have a disability or health condition that requires additional aid or support

• have a mental health condition that requires additional support

• be in preparation for an interview or to begin a paid position

• already be in a paid job

AHEAD is an Irish organisation that provides support for disabled people in gaining access to further education and employment opportunities.

Opportunities:

• WAM opportunities - Mentored, paid work for graduates (currently no positions available as of checking webpage)

• GetAHEAD - student and graduate network to provide support and aid preparing for job seeking/application

(despite being an Irish service, there doesn't appear to be a specific requirement that only Irish citizens or higher education attendees may partake in the services)

Ambitious about Autism is a group that supports autistic people and tries to further awareness and understanding about autism for the general public.

Opportunities:

• Employ Autism - provides paid work placements, and employment support and resources.

• Supported Internships - offers unpaid internships to provide work experience and the chance to learn new skills and qualifications in a business setting.

Eligibility:

• Young people aged 16/18-25 (Employ Autism)

• Young people aged 19-25 (Supported Internships)

Blind in Business helps visually impaired or partially sighted students with getting job opportunities. They will also aid employers in providing adequate training, tools, support and environments for visually impaired employees.

Opportunities:

• Events

• Job opportunities

• Specialist technology

• Support

• Resources to prepare for employment

• Free training courses for Young Students and Parents

• Alumni Mentoring

Eligibility:

• Blind or partially sighted

• Parent or carer of a blind or partially sighted individual

• Young Students - 13-16

STAMMA is a support service for people with stammering issues, helping to overcome to societal stigmas that they face due to the perceptions of unclear speech.

Opportunities:

• Job related resources and guidance

• Employer aid

Eligibility:

• Membership (UK only, mailing list globally accessible) - aged 16 and older

https://www.scottishstammeringnetwork.org/

Business Disability Forum is an organisation that provides a community of businesses for disabled people to connect with and encourage disability inclusion in the work place.

Opportunities

• Advice Service

• Events

• Webinars

• Research

• Resources

• Networks

The scheme encourages businesses to be more disability friendly, and provides a reassurance to disabled applicants that they will have jobs available to them and be supported in the business.

https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?dc=1&loc=86383

Evenbreak is a career's support service for disabled applicants

Opportunities/Services

• Career Coaching - disabled employees offering assistance in preparing for interviews, CVs or confidence building etc

• Events

• Mentor support

• Webinars

• Signposting to additional services elsewhere

• Articles with links and advice for graduates

Eligibility

Disabled - mental health, learning difficulty, long term health, neurodiverse

Facing some barrier to entry to work

Inclusion Scotland is a service by and for disabled individuals offering work placements and trying to raise awareness and influence policy.

Opportunities

• Paid internship placements

• Job availabilities

• Ongoing news updates

Leonard Cheshire Change 100 offers paid summer internships for disabled applicants.

Eligibilty

• Classed as disabled or have a long term health condition under the Equality Act 2010

• Be in penultimate or final year of university, or graduated within the last five years

• Right to work in UK for summer period

Scope is a disability support service and charity all about campaigning for better disability equality and rights, and providing support for disabled individuals as well.

Opportunities

• Support to Work is an online and telephone based service for disabled individuals. They provide one to one support and mentoring both during the job searching process and in work support.

• Learn at Scope (England and Wales only) is an eLearning service to help applicants understand the process for job applications

Eligibility

• 16 or older

• have internet, email or phone

• live in England, Scotland or Wales

Summary: I can't figure out how to access any services and I'm not sure how up to date this site is.

https://www.usemyability.com/

Equate Scotland provides support for women to enter STEM related fields

Opportunities

• Events

• Experiential Learning Programmes - 3-4 day courses teaching practical skills for use in STEM fields

• Student Training and Workshops

• CareerHub (temporarily unavailable as of checking)

Where Women Work highlights progressive employers that are willing to take on and support women in the work place. They vet organisations according to 10 criteria.

Opportunities

• Internships

• Apprenticeships

• Graduate careers

• Direct contact with verified employers

https://www.changingthechemistry.org/s-projects-basic

WISE is a service that provides career opportunities to women in STEM fields.

Opportunities

• Training and Workshops

• Jobs Board

• Events

STEM Women is a networking group, providing careers opportunities for women in STEM fields in the UK and other countries round the world.

Opportunities

• Events - emphasis is placed on events and job availability being open to students and graduates studying STEM related courses

• Job search

• Workshops

Pink News is a media center focused on LGBTQI+ news and issues

The site features a job board, as well as advertising its own vacancies.

Stonewall is a leading LGBTQ+ charity providing support for queer people, and fighting for queer rights and opportunities.

Opportunities

• UK Workplace Equality Index - a ranking system to represent how inclusive companies and employers across the UK are

• Top 100 Employers (2024 webpage) - an extension of the Equality Index, showing the highest ranked employers

• EqualEngineers is a service that tries to encourage more diversity in tech and engineers job spaces.

• InterEngineering Network is the LGBTQ+ offshoot under the company umbrella, promoting queer engineers and job opportunities.

Opportunities

• Events

• Networking

• EqualEngineers Pathways Programme - student support and mentoring to prepare for a job until the student graduates

Centre for Mental Health is a mental health support charity that does research, pushes for policy changes to challenge systemic issues to enable a better quality of life for people struggling with mental health.

Opportunities

• Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Training - courses to train workers and leadership skills, provides support for those with mental health problems to get into employment

See Me is a Scottish programme to provide support for mental health and challenge discrimination.

Opportunities

?

https://enna.org/manage-your-job-hunt-with-our-free-neurodivergent-friendly-job-application-tracker/

Auticon takes on autistic individuals and connects them with employers in other companies to do IT-based work on a project by project basis.

Opportunities

• Internal job hiring

• resources for prospective employees and for employers

Enna is a company that aims to educate employers and provide neuroinclusive training, while also supporting neurodiverse individuals in getting into employment.

Opportunities

• Job board - details each business' inclusive efforts, as well as a small summary of the job role before opening the role listing for more details

The British Dyslexia Association (BDA) is a support service that aims to raise awareness of and improve the conditions of dyslexic people and those with dyscalculia in the UK.

Opportunities

• Helpline for support and advice - includes options for discussing work and applications

• Reasonable adjustments guidelines - includes a workplace assessment form/process and examples of what an applicant can ask for

Dyslexia Scotland is an independent Scottish charity to bring awareness to dyslexia in Scotland and provide support for dyslexics.

Opportunities

• Information leaflets for both people with dyslexia and others

• Career guidance - meant for parents and educators more than individuals with the condition

• Careers journeys - examples from other dyslexic people in careers and additional resources

Exceptional Minds is a project that explores the barriers faced by neurodivergent people in creative spaces/industry fields, providing resources to help neurodivergent people realise their potential, and employers to understand and become more inclusive.

Opportunities

• Guidance for Neurodivergent Creatives is a section of the website providing tips and blog spaces for neurodivergent people.

• Resources page with a variety of options including (but not limited to) training opportunities, job listings, job hunting aids, assistive tools for in the workplace, etc. Some listings have separate options for UK-wide and Wales specific

IWork4Me is a support service for self employed autistic individuals in Scotland.

Opportunities

• Business Mentoring Services to provide volunteers to aid in setting up a new business

• Links to additional support services

Employability Skills for Autistic Students and Graduates is a free online course that helps Students understand their skill sets and how to present them to employers, as well as guidance on understanding adverts and how to/whether to disclose your autism.

Requires an account on the website to use

Creative Access provides support getting people from less privileged backgrounds and under represented groups (socio-economic, disability, ethnic minority etc) into creative industry careers.

Opportunities

• Job board

• Entry and mid level programmes to support under represented peoples

Eligibility

Definitions for the various classifications supported by the scheme follow the UK government guidelines and are discussed/linked on the FAQ page.