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Welcome to the National Collaboration on Employment and Disability (NCED) newsletter. Catch up on our NCED policy update, farewell from Michelle Wakeford, watch the inclusive and accessible hiring webinar and more!

After 15 years focused on improving the school-to-work transition for young people with disability, I am moving on from BSL. (though I probably won't go far from endeavours that benefit people with disability and their communities through system change).

This free webinar, developed by the NCED Youth Advisors based on their lived experience of job seeking, walks through inclusive hiring practices that benefit applicants and hiring managers. Inclusive practices open opportunities to an untapped and talented workforce.

‘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.  ​​​​​​

This free webinar will walk you through inclusive hiring practices that benefit applicants and hiring managers. Inclusive hiring practices open opportunities to an untapped and talented workforce.

This trap is set – often unwittingly - by job coaches and supporters when they focus on a person’s challenges while ignoring the structural issues in the labour market. It often results in people with disability being pushed into ‘work readiness’ activities that don't lead to real jobs.