The IPE pilot provided young people with disability early integrated transition support that offers a cohesive, aspiration-focused and inclusive service across systems.
The IPE pilot provided young people with disability early integrated transition support that offers a cohesive, aspiration-focused and inclusive service across systems.
At a glance
The Inclusive Pathway to Employment (IPE) pilot trialled ways mainstream youth employment services can support young people with disability to pursue their interests, aspirations and goals, and be socially and economically included in their communities.
Dive deeper
IPE was delivered in four youth employment services across different regions in Australia and overseen by the BSL National Collaboration on Employment and Disability. It included three streams:
Findings
The IPE pilot provided young people with disability early integrated transition support that offers a cohesive, aspiration-focused and inclusive service across systems. The pilot demonstrated the benefit of young people with disability receiving enhanced support from a youth employment service on their career journey that could start while they were still at school and be sustained.
There were positive outcomes for participants including in career exploration, work preparation, self-knowledge, social connections and employability skills. Most agreed they felt more hopeful about reaching education/training goals. Some achieved education/training outcomes during their time in the program.
Recommendations
The evaluation identified four principles that can inform the development of inclusive youth employment services to support career development for young people with disability:
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