Improve pathways for students with disability from school to further education, employment and lifelong learning Action Description Measure of Achievement Youth Employment The Youth Employment Strategy, announced in the The Youth Employment Strategy 2015-16 Budget, is a $331 million commitment to Strategy aims to improve help young people at increased risk of long-term employment outcomes for Further information is unemployment to get into work. The strategy young job seekers, available at website. includes four key programs to assist young people including young people moving from school to work. with disability. Transition to Work service to provide intensive assistance to young people who have disengaged from work and study and are at risk of long-term welfare dependence. Empowering YOUth Initiatives to trial innovative ideas for getting young people at risk of welfare dependency into jobs. Engaging Early School Leavers supports early school leavers who are not on track to further education look for work and find training opportunities. ParentsNext providers work with young parents to help them to identify their education and employment goals, develop a pathway to achieve their goals, and link them to activities and services in the local community. Lead agency: Department of Employment Youth Jobs PaTH Youth Jobs PaTH is a flexible new approach to Youth Jobs PaTH aims to youth employment. It is designed to support young support young job seekers Further information about people to gain the skills and work experience they to find and keep a job, the package is available need to get and keep a job. including young people at the website. with disability. Youth Jobs PaTH has three elements: Prepare - Trial - Hire. The three stages are: Prepare employability skills training – Trial voluntary internship placements of four to – 12 weeks with a host business more accessible and increased wage Hire – subsidies for youth. Youth Jobs PaTH also encourages employers to trial a young person for a job by offering interns and financial incentives to reduce the cost of recruitment. Lead agency: Department of Employment
Improve pathways for students with disability from school to further education, employment and lifelong learning Action Description Measure of Achievement Youth Employment Strategy Further information is available at website. The Youth Employment Strategy, announced in the 2015-16 Budget, is a $331 million commitment to help young people at increased risk of long-term unemployment to get into work. The strategy includes four key programs to assist young people moving from school to work. Transition to Work service to provide intensive assistance to young people who have disengaged from work and study and are at risk of long-term welfare dependence. Empowering YOUth Initiatives to trial innovative ideas for getting young people at risk of welfare dependency into jobs. Engaging Early School Leavers supports early school leavers who are not on track to further education look for work and find training opportunities. ParentsNext providers work with young parents to help them to identify their education and employment goals, develop a pathway to achieve their goals, and link them to activities and services in the local community. Lead agency: Department of Employment The Youth Employment Strategy aims to improve employment outcomes for young job seekers, including young people with disability. Youth Jobs PaTH Further information about the package is available at the website. Youth Jobs PaTH is a flexible new approach to youth employment. It is designed to support young people to gain the skills and work experience they need to get and keep a job. Youth Jobs PaTH has three elements: Prepare - Trial - Hire. The three stages are: Prepare – employability skills training Trial – voluntary internship placements of four to 12 weeks with a host business Hire – more accessible and increased wage subsidies for youth. Youth Jobs PaTH also encourages employers to trial a young person for a job by offering interns and financial incentives to reduce the cost of recruitment. Lead agency: Department of Employment Youth Jobs PaTH aims to support young job seekers to find and keep a job, including young people with disability.