Send us an email: nced@bsl.org.au

Policy/Research

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.

image the approach wheel that looks like a pie chart

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.

Download approach

Download approach accessible

More News...

Policy/Research

Study shows long-term benefits of supporting young Australians with disability to prepare for work

Study shows long-term benefits of supporting young Australians with disability to prepare for work

Evidence shows that young people with disability are able to thrive in open employment when prepared and supported while at school through a coordinated approach. A new evaluation report shows that Ticket to Work, an initiative of National Disability Services, is providing effective school-to-work transition supports for young people with disability.

Policy/Research

Does training enhance the employment prospects of people with disability?

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).

Policy/Research

What’s the deal with ‘meaningful engagement’ in the new Inclusive Employment Australia program?

What’s the deal with ‘meaningful engagement’ in the new Inclusive Employment Australia program?

‘Meaningful engagement’ is a new requirement to employment services. In the new government program ‘Inclusive Employment Australia’ which is set to replace Disability Employment Services (DES) in November this year, ‘meaningful engagement’ will be used to monitor whether a person with disability is participating in activities intended to help them gain employment. We believe that further work and investigation is required to define and ensure genuine reciprocity between services and participants.