The WAM Programme

Willing Able Mentoring (WAM) is a work placement programme which aims to promote access to the labour market for graduates with disabilities and build the capacity of employers to integrate disability into the mainstream workplace.

Participating employers (WAM Leaders) collaborate with WAM to offer mentored, paid, work placements for graduates with disabilities. This partnership brings graduates with disabilities and employers together so that both can benefit from each other - ensuring genuine learning opportunities for all.

WAM is unique in that it seeks to engage and support employers in order to simultaneously develop the potential of employers and graduates with disabilities. Since 2005, The WAM Programme has provided over 600 placements for graduates with disabilities and worked with the following dynamic network of employers in 2021-2022.

We’ve tailored the information on our site to suit our main target audiences so please click the relevant button below to find out more about the AHEAD WAM Programme.

WAM for Graduates

Current Opportunities, Join the Database, FAQs

WAM is a mentored work placement program specifically for graduates with disabilities and specific learning difficulties.

WAM for Employers

How WAM Works, The Network, Testimonials

A work placement programme which aims to build the capacity of employers to integrate disabled graduates into the mainstream workplace.

WAMinars - Employer Training Events

The WAM programme at AHEAD are running a series of free training webinars aimed at current WAM employers and potential WAM employers. 

WAM Programme Statistics

Report on the analysis and key statistics from The WAM Programme to date.