Evaluation
Inclusive Pathways to Employment pilot: final evaluation report
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. The evaluation found the IPE pilot provided early integrated transition support that offers a cohesive, aspiration-focused and inclusive service across systems for young people with disability. It identified four...
Report
Mutual investment for mutual benefit: activating employers to shift young people’s career trajectories
This report takes a systems perspective on employer engagement and activation. It draws on systems theory to consider the ways in which the employment services system facilitates or constrains active employer development of young jobseekers.
Evaluation
Preparing for the future: evaluation of the Career Launchpad program for school leavers with disabilities
This qualitative study identifies features of a program that enables young people with disability to build interpersonal skills and explore employment pathways.
Report
Finding that spark: what works to achieve effective employment services for young people?
What works to achieve effective employment services for young people? This report presents lessons from the evaluation of the Transition to Work Community of Practice.
Report
Overcoming barriers to education: Peninsula Youth Connections evaluation stage 1 report
This study of Peninsula Youth Connections, a program operated in the Frankston Mornington Peninsula region by the Brotherhood of St Laurence and TaskForce, found that not only life circumstances but also systemic education barriers made it difficult for some young people to engage in meaningful learning. While the intensive case management and flexible approach of...