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Achieve Employability

Transition to Work

Transition to Work is a two year program to prepare school leavers for the workplace.

We assist you with:

developing industry related skills through work experience placements
enrolling in training courses
travel training
personal development
learning about work rights and responsibility
enhancing self-esteem and independency
participating in worksite visits
providing in-house training
development of an individual career plan revised every six months with the participant

The program runs five days per week from Monday to Friday.

Eligibility Criteria for Transition to Work

You need to:

be a school leaver
have completed year 12
have an intellectual, psychiatric, physical or sensory disability
be eligible for a service under the NSW Disability Services Act 1993 and assessed as eligible by NSW Human Services, Ageing, Disability and Home Care (ADHC)
be a resident of NSW

be a current Transition to Work service user

have been approved to transfer from the Community Participation Program
not be employed for more than 12 hours per week, full-time vocational education or higher education

For more information about Transition to Work visit www.adhc.nsw.gov.au.

Achieving through Work Experience

After finishing school in 2008, Dinesh Thambyrajah was ready to hit the workforce. As part of the Transition to Work program, Dinesh completed work experience at several organisations to find out which areas he was most interested in.

While working in the mailroom of a well known foundation, the staff was so impressed with Dinesh’s performance that they offered him casual employment. Dinesh loved working there and accepted the offer. The work experience will be highly valuable when Dinesh moves into Achieve Employment.