Public hearing 9: Pathways and barriers to open employment for people with disability The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held a public hearing in Brisbane from Monday, 7 December 2020 to Friday, 11 December 2020. The Royal Commission’s ninth public hearing examined the [...]
Career Development Association of Australia (CDAA) CDAA is hosting The Real Future of Work, a three-part program combining expert presenters, workshop discussion and a concluding webinar. This event will be delivered over a month from early April to early May 2021. The presenters include Adam Boyton (National Skills Commission), [...]
Disability Employment: using Customised Employment & the NDIS to support choice Transitioning to Meaningful Employment Disability Employment: using Customised Employment & the NDIS to support choice Join Knox City Council Disability Services and Youth Services for this parent webinar presented by Jon Adams, Centre for Disability Employment Research and Practice. Open to parents, carers [...]
Future Skills for Victoria – Driving collaboration and innovation in post-secondary education and training In November 2019, the Victorian Government commissioned a significant review into Victoria’s post-secondary education and training system to ensure Victoria has the skills we need for our growing economy. In 2020, the Review Chaired by [...]
Supporting Employment Outcomes - advice for Support Coordinators Author: Sally Coddington Published by DSC 1 March 2020 The NDIA has been busy making changes to NDIS funding for employment and has an employment strategy aptly titled the NDIS Employment Strategy 2019 – 2022. While all this effort indicates a welcome [...]
Changing Workplaces: Accessible Recruitment, Interviews and Onboarding Thu 18 February 2021 Australian Network on Disability Over the past year, the world around us has changed. For many our working life has shifted to a hybrid between days in the office and days working from home. In this article, we share how to deliver fair and accessible recruitment, interviews and onboarding practices during [...]
Applications Now Open for IBM Neurodiversity Program 2021 At IBM, work is more than a job – it is a calling. To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with the clients and sell. To make markets. To invest. To collaborate. Not just to do something [...]
Employment Support Coordination - Professional Development The NDIA aims to have 30 per cent of participants of a working age in meaningful employment by 30 June 2023 and it is busy making changes to the NDIS funding for employment. But low expectations, ongoing and systemic discrimination and complex employment [...]
Breaking down barriers into the workforce for people with a disability and mental illness The Morrison Government is investing in innovative strategies to address the barriers preventing people with mental illness and disability from finding and keeping a job. Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston said the [...]
Expressions of Interest now open – Jobs Victoria Employment Services The Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions (DJPR) is pleased to announce the opening of the first stage of applications for funding to deliver Jobs Victoria Employment Services for the period July 2021 to June 2023. Applications for funding [...]
