Transition to Work
What is Transition to Work?
Transition to Work is a new service to support young people aged 15-21 on their journey to employment. The service will provide intensive, pre-employment support to improve the work-readiness of young people and help them into work (including apprenticeships and traineeships) or education.
What services can young people access?
Transition to Work is focused on building a young person’s skills, confidence and readiness to enter employment. To achieve this Transition to Work will help young people:
Our Transition to Work team have experience working with disengaged and disadvantaged young people and have strong links with employers, community services and schools in their local community.
Who is eligible?
Transition to Work is designed to help young people who are early school leavers or those who have had difficulty entering employment after school. To participate in Transition to Work a young person must be:
Eligibility will also depend on a young person’s circumstances, including whether the young person:
To find out if you are eligible to participate in Transition to Work please call Scott on (08) 9964 1022 or email scott@joblinkmidwest.com.au
Information for employers
Transition to Work will deliver high quality services to employers to ensure young people meet their needs and are supported to settle into a job. Services include:
To access these services or lodge a vacancy please call Scott on (08) 9964 1022 or email scott@joblinkmidwest.com.au
Transition to Work is a new service to support young people aged 15-21 on their journey to employment. The service will provide intensive, pre-employment support to improve the work-readiness of young people and help them into work (including apprenticeships and traineeships) or education.
What services can young people access?
Transition to Work is focused on building a young person’s skills, confidence and readiness to enter employment. To achieve this Transition to Work will help young people:
- develop practical skills to get a job
- connect with education or training
- find and complete work experience placements
- find job opportunities in the local area
- connect with relevant local community services.
Our Transition to Work team have experience working with disengaged and disadvantaged young people and have strong links with employers, community services and schools in their local community.
Who is eligible?
Transition to Work is designed to help young people who are early school leavers or those who have had difficulty entering employment after school. To participate in Transition to Work a young person must be:
- Aged 15-21, and
- an Australian citizen, or
- the holder of a permanent visa, or
- New Zealand Special Category Visa, or
- Nominated Visa (including Temporary Protection Visa or Safe Haven Visa).
Eligibility will also depend on a young person’s circumstances, including whether the young person:
- has been awarded a Year 12 certificate or Certificate III
- has been employed within the last six months
- receives an income support payment such as Youth Allowance
- is currently participating in another employment service including jobactive.
To find out if you are eligible to participate in Transition to Work please call Scott on (08) 9964 1022 or email scott@joblinkmidwest.com.au
Information for employers
Transition to Work will deliver high quality services to employers to ensure young people meet their needs and are supported to settle into a job. Services include:
- pre-employment skills for participants that is directly relevant to the needs of local employers and the local labour market
- work experience placements for eligible participants to assess a young person’s suitability for a job
- wage subsidies of up to $6500 over 12 months to help take on eligible young people, such as any hiring and training costs
- post placement support to ensure a young person settles into a job and the employer’s expectations are being met
To access these services or lodge a vacancy please call Scott on (08) 9964 1022 or email scott@joblinkmidwest.com.au
