Disability employment services
Report
‘What works’ in employment services and supports for mature-age jobseekers with acquired disability and health conditions
This report reviews Australian and international evidence to synthesise ‘what works’ in employment services and supports to move unemployed people aged over 45 with disability and health conditions into work, and what could work better in the current landscape to improve the quantity and quality of employment outcomes for that group in Australia.
Video
Lunch & learn: Preparing young people with disability for work
Fewer than half of all disabled young people are employed and the unemployment rate for young people with disability is more than double the rate for young people without disability. This webinar explores what young people with disability want from work and how employers can support them to achieve these goals.
Journal article
Strengthening the IPS workforce
This article describes the development of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Workforce Development Framework. The framework aims to address challenges in IPS workforce availability, capacity, and capability in headspace centres across Australia, with the goal of improving vocational recovery outcomes for young people with mental ill-health.
Video
Lunch & learn: Good Sammy: creating an inclusive workplace in a supported employment setting
This recorded webinar gives an overview of Good Sammy’s journey in building an inclusive workplace in a supported employment setting. It highlights the importance of challenging the status quo, co-design and culture in achieving positive workplace outcomes for people with disability.
Website
Financial support for employers
The Key Apprenticeship Program Employer Incentive is a payment for employers of Australian Apprentices undertaking a Certificate III or higher qualification aligned with an occupational outcome identified as New Energy or Housing Construction on the Australian Apprenticeships Priority List and where they can provide their Australian Apprentice with meaningful exposure, experience, and work in the...