Brophy Family and Youth Services
Education
A collaborative response to youth disengagement in regional Victoria
ProjectDiversity Field Officer Project
Amount$200,000
Date2015
ProgramEducation
TRUST OBJECTIVES | PROJECT OBJECTIVES |
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This grant was approved under previous grants policy | |
Building organisational capacity | Assist businesses to create employment opportunities for people with disability and create sustainable employment opportunities beyond the life of the project |
Reducing inequality | Access to sustainable employment is a basic right that is denied to many people with disability |
Collaboration and partnership | Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO), Disability Employment Australia (DEA), Geelong Chamber of Commerce |
Supporting businesses to retain highly skilled and valued talent or to employ new talent who have or acquire a disability
While there have been significant efforts to improve unacceptable unemployment rates experienced by people with disability, most efforts have focused on the supply side – building the capacity and job-readiness of people with disability – with far less attention and resources to build the capability and readiness of business, particularly small business. In this vocational pathways pilot project, Diversity Field Officers worked directly with small to medium businesses to assist to build ‘disability confidence’ and facilitate the development of more inclusive policies and practices within each business, with practical steps identified to put developing disability confidence into action.
Piloted over 12 months, this employer engagement initiative worked with approximately 50 small to medium workplaces in Geelong during 2015 and 2016. The overall goal was to establish proof of concept of an employer engagement strategy for businesses regarding disability confidence and inclusion. The pilot included increasing awareness of disability, addressing unconscious bias, improving recruitment, improving accessibility and practices, creating new opportunities and connections for business, as well as opening up employment pathways.
Snapshot:
"I hope that this system is rolled out along with some ongoing semi regular accountability. It is the sort of forward thinking, proactive approach that both business and people with a disability will benefit from. WIN WIN WIN!" Employer participant.
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