The Boosting Apprentice Commencements (BAC) and Completing Apprentice Commencements programs aimed to support businesses take on an apprenticeship or traineeship during the COVID-19 pandemic. This evaluation sought to answer questions covering apprentice commencements and completions, apprentice and employer characteristics, and cost effectiveness. There are 7 major lessons for the design of future policies outlined in...

The evaluation of the JobKeeper payment considered both the impact and processes of the entire payment. The effectiveness of JobKeeper was assessed in terms of achieving its objectives. Lessons learned from the design and implementation were also recorded with a view to informing future policy responses. This report details the key findings of the evaluation.

This evaluation assesses the appropriateness and effectiveness of the Youth Jobs PaTH program, designed to provide a pathway to work by giving young people employability skills, creating opportunities for work experience through internships and supporting employment opportunities with the Youth Bonus Wage Subsidy.

This report provides a final comprehensive evaluation of the jobactive employment services model. The program followed a 'work first' approach framework aimed at moving job seekers into employment rapidly, reducing welfare dependence, introducing stronger mutual obligations, and optimising service flexibility for providers.