The Community Engagement Team of the Disability Royal Commission is Seeking input The Disability Royal Commission was established in April 2019 in response to community concern about widespread reports of violence against, and the neglect, abuse and exploitation of, people with disability. These incidents might have happened recently or [...]
You Can't Be What You Can't See: Careers Education in Secondary Schools Careers education should be a student-focused and comprehensive program that enables young people to make informed decisions about their desired career aspirations. The National Youth Commission Australia (NYCA) has heard from young people who have had little careers [...]
Meaningful Jobs for Students with Disability: from luck to business as usual - NCSEHE Equity fellowship final report David Eckstein, Swinburne University of Technology All people have the right to work and free choice of employment, but some Australians continue to face employment barriers because they live with disability. [...]
Australia Mental Health and Employment Law 20 – 21 January 2022 (via Zoom) 9:00AM – 17:00PM | Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) What You Can Expect From This Program This program will show you how to address contentious issues when managing performance management, absenteeism, and investigation of workers compensation [...]
Employ My Ability – the Disability Employment Strategy The Australian Government has developed Employ My Ability – the Disability Employment Strategy, to provide a guiding framework for governments, employers and the broader community to increase employment outcomes for people with disability. The vision is clear: to create inclusive workplaces [...]
VCAL Review Consultation for Senior Secondary Reform extended to 6 October 2021 In 2019, the Victorian Government commissioned John Firth to conduct a review into vocational and applied learning pathways in senior secondary schooling (Firth Review). The Firth Review found that we need to do more to make vocational [...]
ITECA - VET In Schools Strategy & Funding Under The Microscope Troy Williams, ITECA Chief Executive — 19 July 2021 With the Australian Government contemplating a new strategy for vocational education and training in secondary schools, and a skills new funding agreement being negotiated with states and territories, it’s [...]
National Disability Research Partnership The National Disability Research Partnership will facilitate a collaborative and inclusive disability research program that builds the evidence for successful innovation in policy and practice. The Commonwealth government has provided seed funding to establish the NDRP. A two-year establishment phase is being guided by a working [...]
National Disability Strategy Stage 2 consultation reports The Stage 2 consultations sought feedback from the public on the governments’ proposals for the new Strategy, as set out in the National Disability Strategy Position Paper and the introductory paper on the Outcomes Framework. Three reports on Stage 2 consultations have [...]
2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 Throughout 2020, the Department of Education, Skills and Employment conducted the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 (the Standards). The aim of the Review was to test if the Standards are effective in supporting students with disability to access [...]
