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In remembrance of Vale Paula Barnett, Former Principal of Berendale School

14 September 2021, Articles

The team at Ticket to Work were saddened to hear of the passing of Paula Barnett in 2020. We would like to pause for a moment and provide a reflection about Paula

COVID-19 and young people with disability

28 July 2020, Articles

COVID-19 will have a significant impact on young people with disability. It will be disproportionate and it will be long term.

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After School Jobs Pilot

20 July 2018, Articles

We are pleased to announce some exciting news, we were successful in getting three years funding for Ticket to work. With the funding we are looking at furthering our resources and support to the networks, in-line with the Ticket to Work approach.

Increasing career opportunities through partnerships

1 May 2017, Articles

Bega Valley business chambers, schools, career services and other supporters met recently to create a Ticket to Work network, increasing career options for young people with a disability. Led by WorkAbility, the South East NSW Ticket to Work Partnership Network’s informal and formal partners.

WA Employment Pilot: A case study with Inclusion

6 April 2017, Articles

This month, NDS sat down with Jessica De Masi, Coordinator at Inclusion WA, to talk about the organisation’s involvement in a pilot that aims to give students the best opportunity to start their post-school lives with employment.

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Ticket to Work a ticket to life

21 January 2016, Articles

Ticket to Work gives students with disability the work experience and training they need to land their dream job while they’re still at school. What started as a pilot in 2011, now supports young people, mostly with intellectual disability, in 109 high schools and special schools across the country.

Ticket to Work expands into NDIS sites thanks to the support of two foundations

26 October 2015, Articles

NDS is excited to announce that Ticket to Work is expanding into a number of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) sites. The growth of Ticket to Work will enable it to continue to create employment opportunities for young people with disability in Australia.

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Planting Student Career Paths

13 November 2013, Articles

Planting a career in horticulture has bloomed into accredited industry certificates for eleven local secondary students. The Berendale School and Montague Continuing Education Centre students, who undertook this School Based Traineeship program during 2013, are now the very proud recipients of a Certificate II in Horticulture qualification and a step closer towards a career.

Working together for their Ticket

20 October 2013, Articles

Young people with disability are not successfully transitioning from school into further training or employment; a factor that is an indicator of long term, and often life-long, disadvantage. In Australia, young people with disability are more likely to drop out of school early, be excluded from the labour force, have fewer educational qualifications, experience poverty.

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