1. Increasing employment opportunities for young people
Every young person has the right to an employment pathway. Our mission is to ensure that young Australians with disability have the opportunity to exercise this right.
Our premise is that if
A 10 percentage decrease in the number of young people with disability in employment.
33% for young people with disability (15-29 year olds) in employment compared to 71% for young people without disability.
An 8 percentage decrease in the number of young people with disability being fully engaged in education or work.
54% of young people with disability (15–24 year olds) being fully engaged in education or work compared to 70% for young people without disability
Increasing employment opportunities for young people
with a disability

2. Our approach
Provided career development and work relelated activities will improve school.
Our model was based on what work

3. Ticket to Work
1,232 jobs created for Young people with significant disability
2,820 Young people in career development activities eg work experience/preparation
1,960 Employers involved across a diverse range of industries
261 School are offering Ticket to Work activities
373 Organisations and agencies are now part of 31 Local Ticket to Work Network across Australia.
84% Intellectual Disability and/or Autism Spectrum
86% from Specialist school settings
425 jobs created
We knew that we
We are still collating all the reports

4. Post School employment outcomes by activity
Omparison group (HILDA and SDAC) unfortunately we could not determine the

5. Post School employment outcomes by dose
3 more employment activities

6. Participation in activities during school in relationship to independent and socially connected post school.
Also the more activities a person did the great independence post school.

7. Positive supports for students in their preparation for transition from school to work
 Supportive people
Staff/ teachers at my school
100%
My family/ carers
74%
Staff at the Disability Employment Service (DES)
16%
Staff at the Group Training Organisation
11%
My supervisor/ manager 5%
My friends
We asked who had been positive supports in there transition from school.
School staff and teachers were key in positive preparation.
Students’ perspective on helpfulness of work preparation activities
100% of those in employment post school stated that they helped
Schools are key though need support
Respondents could select up to three types of people.
Source: ARTD Ticket to Work Survey 2018

8. Disability employment the future
Transition from school is key and starts age 14
Employment first approach: That all students with disability have get quality and supported career development and work opportunities.
Blend and braid a range of supports while at school.
Coordinated approach between sectors.
Change of culture: Everyone can work with the right supports
No matter what the disability
Opportunity to test and build their employability skills.
Data shows that if a young person with significant disability is not in work by age 21 it is unlikely they will ever be. Currently less than 5% of people transition from community support and Supported employment into open employment, it is not a pathway.
use Kohlor taxonomy of transition to support their activities

9. website
Research on our website.
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