A social enterprise that exclusively employs IT consultants on the autism spectrum has announced the launch of a new base in Edinburgh, its first in the UK outside London, as part of a strategy to create more jobs for autistic adults in Scotland. Auticon UK is taking the step in partnership with Royal Bank of Scotland, and its first move will be to offer full-time permanent employment to three consultants who will work on IT projects at the lender’s Gogarburn HQ.
The social enterprise, which raised investment from Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation in 2016, plans to expand its presence north of the Border, working with major local firms and small and medium-sized enterprises on a project basis. It intends to offer “long-term, quality and sustainable” employment for as many autistic people with a background in tech as possible.
Original Article by: Emma Newlands. Source: The Scotsman
