Luke began his Route to Recruit journey with us over the summer where he began preparing for his internship and started his initial workplace training. Route to Recruit is the name of our supported internship programme here at Ways into Work and it’s a partnership between us, Activate Learning (Reading College), and Brookfields and Addington SEN schools.
In September Luke began his internship working as a Porter within the Waste Portering Team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital. This role involved the collection, transportation and disposal of a range of items, from old office furniture to confidential and sharps waste. Luke enjoyed this placement and has made great progress in gaining real work experience and transferable skills.
Luke himself commented:
“I enjoyed being part of the Waste Portering Team – particularly throwing the confidential waste bags into the confidential waste bins in the yard”.
Following this successful initial placement, Luke has started off the new year in a new role for his second placement within the Post Room where he is experiencing a new working environment and team, and so further developing his skills and knowledge of the workplace.
