RIWC_PARA_A121 the future of disability employment in australia in the time of the ndis

The Future of Disability Employment – Assistance and supportRick KaneCEO, Disability Employment Australia

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AHRC Willing to Work Report

• People with disability are less likely to be employed full-time (27.0%) than people without disability (53.8%) • Australians with disability are more likely to be

unemployed (10.0% compared with 5.3% for those without disability) and face longer periods of unemployment than people without disability


AHRC W2W Report Recommendations

• National community education and information campaign:

1. lift awareness of economic benefits of employing people with disability

2. dispel myths and stereotypes to change the way we value the contributions of people with disability.

• Promote government supports available to employers through Disability Employment Services, JobAccess, the Employment Assistance Fund and the National Disability Resource Coordinator.


AHRC W2W Recommendations: Employers

The Willing to Work Report offers strategies for employers to lift participation and ensure non-discriminatory employment practices:

Leadership commitment to inclusive and diverse workplacesNon-discriminatory recruitment and retention practicesBuilding workplace flexibilityProvide targeted education and training in the workplaceBuild healthy workplaces


Biggest Job Growth by Occupation


New JobsHealth Professionals 125,100Carers & Aides 111,800Business & Marketing Professionals 92,900Sales Assistants 88,900Specialist Managers 71,900Teachers 68,700Personal Service Workers 51,400Hospitality & Retail Managers 47,400Hospitality Workers 37,000ICT Professionals 36,900Total Top 10 732,000

Source: From Australia Dept. of Employment, 2016 Employment Projections

Top Ten Occupations (2-digit level), 2016-2020

NDIS Victoria Market Statement Position

• More people: The Victoria market for disability supports is estimated to grow from 78,000 people to 105,000 in 2019

• Level of Funding: Annual growth expected from $2.6B to $5.1B in 2020

• More jobs: The FTE workforce required to service this demand is estimated to grow from 20,000 to 42,000 by 2020

• The biggest markets will be Southern Melbourne, Brimbank Melton, Hume Moreland and Bayside Peninsula


Future of disability employment

Changes to disability employment need to better align it with the principles underpinning the NDIS.• Three main areas to improve disability employment:• Better engagement with, and support for, employers,• Ensuring service providers can deliver effective support that is high

quality, and• Empowering participants to make informed decisions.



• Providers will be given the opportunity to expand their services to additional regions, based on how successful they are in their existing services,

• Opportunity for new providers to qualify and enter the market, to provide DES services.

• Participants may chose their provider regardless of whether they live in a specified region; they can go to a provider in the neighbouring region.



Individualisation• Easier access to quality information on providers and services • Participants can choose the service that is right for them, • Participants given more say in the type of assistance they receive, • Greater portability in participant funding, and • Reduce constraints on changing provider if participants are not

satisfied with the support they are receiving



Individualisation• Relax market share • Enabling participants to choose from more providers• Make it easier for participants to ‘vote with their feet’

Providers will need to respond to the views/needs of participants, for example, in the way assistance is developed and provided, and in the range of supports offered.


Youth Employment Strategy initiatives

National Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Trial - vocational assistance for young people (up to 25) with mental illness• Integrates employment and vocational support with clinical mental health and non-vocational

support. Focus on individual needs of people with mental illness seeking to remain in education or employment. Employment specialists will provide career development advice and vocational and employment assistance - in tandem with clinical support.

Other initiatives include:• Investment Approach (Try, Test, Learn)• Empowering YOUth (vulnerable young people aged 15–24 who are long-term unemployed or at risk

of becoming long-term unemployed• The Youth Jobs PaTH provides three elements: Prepare – Trial – Hire: support young people under

the age of 25 years gain employability skills and real work experience to get and keep a job, and incentives for employers to take them on.

• NDIS School Leaver Employment supports, to foster new and innovative employment support options for people with disability


JobAccess supporting employers

• Expert advice via new website (employer section) and phone• Employer engagement services

oHelping employers attract and retain the skills and talents of people with disability

• Employment Assistance FundoFinancial help for employers and eligible people with

disability and mental health conditions to buy work related modifications and services


Questions?


RIWC_PARA_A121 the future of disability employment in australia in the time of the ndis

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