Leaving School? Want a Job?
The Transition to Work (TTW) & Community Participation (CP)programs assist school leavers with a disability to make the successful transition from school to life in the community through the activities and/or employment of their choice.
The Community Participation (CP) program provides ongoing support to participate in community life and learn skills to gain as much independence or interdependence in community as possible in one to one or group activities.
Transition to Work (TTW) is two year funded to help you gain your employment of choice, once a stable job (three months or more) is secured WorkAbility’s Employment Program will provide ongoing support as required. TTW also includes learning and support to participate in community life and to gain living skills.
TTW and CP aims to help you reach your goals such as:
- Develop living skills
- Find a job and be provided with training and support to succeed
- Improve skills and training for life and work
- Join in community activities and recreation
All Participants on Transition to Work or Community Participation Can Enjoy:
Community Access
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Life Skills
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Training and Education
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Community Participation
WorkAbility's Community Participation for School Leavers assists young people to make a successful transition from school to life in the community through the activities of their choice. The Individual Plan involves all parties, family, friends, advocates or relevant service providers of the young person's choice. Participants are provided with current information about local opportunities from which to choose their individual learning, developmental, social and community activities. These can be enjoyed in group contexts, for example "Women's groups" with guest speakers around health, nutrition, sexuality, craft, the law and makeovers or the group of young men who play golf together. Individually or collectively skill development occurs around living skills such as budgeting, money matters, cooking, healthy lifestyle, travel training social and community access. The options are vast and dependent on individual choice and need. It is an exciting and supportive way to make the transition to adulthood.
Becoming a Worker
One of the components of the Transition to Work Program is the accredited Certificate I course “Becoming a Worker” (BAW). Completion of BAW enables participants to access and develop pre - vocational skills, identify current work skills and areas where there is room for improvement. The course allows the participants to prepare for entry into the workforce by gaining confidence, learning new skills and understanding the workplace culture.
Transition to Work’s & Community Participation's Successful History
- 80% School leavers who have chosen employment have gained employment.
- All participants in the CP program gain independent living and community access skills
- School leavers have gained successful traineeships including: NSW Trainee of the Year and Eurobodalla Employee of the Year Awards
- WorkAbility’s Disability Employment Service is one of a national network of employment agencies and has operated across the region since 1991
- WorkAbility staff are trained and experienced in the Employment industry, all holding their Certificate IV Workplace Trainer / Assessor
- WorkAbility staff also have experience in providing School Leaver services, providing post school services across the region since 1995
How do I Join?
Apply when you are still at school, your school will help you. Ask your careers adviser, school counselor or teacher early in the year when you are planning to leave school.
You can get help to find a job, work experience, training while still at school, or when you leave at any age.
- To be eligible for DADHC's TTW program you must be 18 years or older and leaving school or if younger at rick of homelessness, juvenile justice or of indigenous descent.
- The school will send your application to the Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care.
- You must have a disability or needed additional help at school.
- The Department of Ageing Disability and Home Care will interview you, the school and your family and they will decide if you are eligible .
- You can then choose your service, such as WorkAbility.
- If you are not eligible, you can join WorkAbility’s Employment Program or we will help you find another service.