Transition to Work aims to provide intensive pre-employment support to improve the work readiness of young people at risk of long-term unemployment and help them into work or education. This evaluation focused on the program's impact on participants’ human capabilities, recidivism, longer-term impacts and the extension of the maximum duration of service.

This report highlights young people who have experienced homelessness face extra challenges compared with those who have stable housing. They were more to suffer from a mental health condition, experience loneliness, struggle to fit in socially, face financial hardship and have strained or poor family relationships. The report presents recommendations to prevent and respond to...

This report provides an overview of the key elements of successful programs across organisations providing direct services to young people in New South Wales. The most common approaches used across organisations were: rights based, client centered, strengths based, trauma informed, and culturally safe. Elements that participants thought need to be trained and included in key...

Youth employment challenges are always a critical concern for policy-makers. In this working paper, the authors look at the process for elaborating the youth employment policies found in two unique data sets. The analysis reveals some interesting patterns, and identifies some policy gaps or areas that could be considered in the next generation of youth...

The authors of this report argue that providing accessible pathways for young people to gain skills and employment in green sectors will be vital in addressing skill shortages and tackling youth unemployment.