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This Paper is concerned with a group of immature ESN school leavers specially selected for a course of work preparation at the Cliffdale Industrial Training Unit in Portsmouth. The characteristics which distinguish them from contemporaries going straight into employment are discussed, and show that the trainees differ in referral history, intellectual level and length of time in the special school. The selection criteria for the training, including educational attainment and personality considerations, are reviewed, and those areas which show most improvement are underlined. Figures are also presented to show the length of training given and the relative success of the job placements.
It is hoped that these findings will demonstrate the employability of even immature ESN school leavers, and illustrate the factors associated with employment difficulties and the selection of those ESN leavers most likely to benefit from a period of industrial training.