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March 4, 2024

University for people with intellectual disability

All students should be supported to achieve the educational outcomes they desire, including people with intellectual disabilities. We have put together a snapshot of the literature that exists on inclusive higher education. It provides an overview of the critical issues related to potential opportunities in Australia.

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April 17, 2023

How to create successful post school employment outcomes for students with disability

This document was created to assist when exploring post school open employment options. The document has three sections that look at sector collaboration, opportunities to build pathways to decent work and build capacity.

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March 17, 2022

Schools project - Inclusive career development

With the support of Gandel Foundation we have embarked on a project to support schools to implement evidence-based and effective, school to work transition and career development for students with a disability.

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March 7, 2022

Ticket to Work Results 2014-2020

Ticket to Work Networks have created over a 1,500 employment opportunities for young people with significant disability since Ticket to Work went National in 2014.

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Feb. 28, 2022

Effective school to employment transitions for young people with disability

This suite of resources articulates the key components of best practice for supporting the transition from school to employment for young adults with disability in Australia, based on the best available evidence.

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March 10, 2021

Launching Ticket to Work valuation of key outcomes report

Economic valuations of Ticket to Work outcomes conducted by Social Ventures Australia (SVA) has been released.

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Feb. 8, 2021

A guide to support young people with disability into After School Jobs

Lessons from the Ticket to Work ‘After School Jobs’ project

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June 18, 2020

Customised Employment Report

Ticket to Work has released a Customised Employment Report.

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April 16, 2019

The changing world of work and young people with disability

The changing world of work will benefit people with disability if given the right supports including skill development, career education and pathway planning. PricewaterhouseCooper Australia (PwC) suggest that 44% or 5.1 million current Australian jobs are at risk of digital disruption in 20 years and 75% of the fastest growing occupations require STEM skills.

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March 9, 2017

Does training enhance the employment prospects of people with disability?

In short, the evidence strongly suggests it does. Completing a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification not only strongly improves the chances of getting a job, but also keeping it (Polidano et al. 2010).

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