Empowering YOUth Initiatives was an employment program for young people aged 15 to 24 years who were long-term unemployed. This report summarises learnings that were common across the individual program initiatives, summarising learnings into four themes: activities delivered, the delivery process, specific intervention types and departmental learnings.

This evaluation was conducted to assess the efficiency, effectiveness, accessibility and participant experiences of the Online Job Seeker Classification Instrument (JSCI) trial. It aimed to identify the advantages and disadvantages of the digital platform, define vulnerable cohorts requiring targeted support, analyse data integrity against traditional phone and face-to-face interviews and uncover system barriers to optimise...

An evaluation of a mentoring program for women enrolled in university economics courses using a mixed-methods randomised controlled trial. The evidence suggested the mentoring program had a material impact on students’ decisions to continue with economics. The report concludes that mentoring programs should be considered in the suite of options for encouraging women students to...

This impact evaluation assessed the impact and quality of the STEM Professionals in Schools Program. The program performed best in delivering benefits to direct and indirect program recipients and the greatest impact was with teachers and in the broader community. The report recommends program improvements, including in data collection and the partnership model.

This final report of the evaluation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme trial sites reports on key themes and outcomes related to disability services and supports. It concludes that the Scheme has been designed on sound fundamentals and is delivering the desired outcomes, with some qualifications.