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School to Work: Finding Work (Years 11-12)
Learn about how students with disability in Years 11 and 12 can get started towards finding meaningful work during and after school. During these final years of secondary school, it’s important for students with disability and their families to be planning for their future in the workforce. In these two introductory webinars, we’ll help you and your student to do this planning.
This a great time of year to take steps that will help you to find paid work – perhaps during the holidays or when school finishes at the end of this year.
About these webinars
There are two 90-minute live webinars in this series.
These are foundational School to work webinars. We’ve run them before on several occasions, but this is not a replay. Join us live so that you can ask questions!
Webinar 1 – Finding Work: Getting Started
Thursday, 17 November 2022, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm AEDT
In this 90-minute live webinar, you will
Learn why having a job is important for everyone, especially people with disability
Understand the importance of having a clear vision for your student’s future
See examples of vision statements and learn how to create your own
Hear a brief history of employment creation models
Learn how to identify your student’s attributes, strengths and interests
Understand how to map attributes, strengths and interests to potential future work roles
Learn how to find workplaces that match your student’s attributes
Get tips for setting up
initial experiences of work
work experience placements
Australian School Based Apprenticeships
Learn how to highlight positive and possible contributions to prospective employers
Learn how to set young people up for success
Find out where to get support
See examples of what is possible. We’ll share stories of young people with disability
doing work experience
having part-time jobs while still at school
entering paid work as school leavers and
establishing their own microenterprise (small business).
Webinar 2 – Finding Work: The next steps
Thursday, 24 November 2022, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm AEDT
Topics we’ll cover in this webinar include
An overview of Customised Employment
Discovering the person’s qualities
understanding the Discovery Process
working with others in Discovery
Fostering employment opportunities
the proposal
researching organisations
examples of a pitch
positive introductions and using valued language
asking for interview accommodations and alternatives
asking for a wage
Engaging employment supports
general considerations
employing your own job coach
questions for service providers
NDIS planning
task analysis and systematic instruction
growth and career development.
Microenterprises
Important considerations
Examples of local microenterprises
Australian School-Based Apprenticeships (ASBAs)
Date and time
Finding work: getting started
Thursday, 17 November 2022
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm AEDT (1.5 hours)
Finding work: getting started
Thursday, 24 November 2022
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm AEDT (1.5 hours)
Location
Online via Zoom
A link will be sent before the event
Will there be a replay?
Absolutely!
Everyone who registers will be able to watch the replay, online and on-demand, until 5:00 pm on Friday, 16 December 2022
Tickets
Tickets are free, thanks to funding from the Australian Department of Social Services
Your registration gives you access to both webinars in the School to Work: Finding Work series
Register For The Finding Work Series Of Webinars Here
Who should attend?
The information in this series is primarily for families of students with disability in Years 11-12.
It is also relevant to families of recent school leavers.
People with disability, career advisers, school staff, and services that support people with disability will also gain much from watching.
If you have watched this series before, you are welcome to register again.
You are very welcome to register for this event, no matter where you are located. Please note that some information in these webinars may be specific to the Australian Capital Territory. You might also be interested in the webinars run by our partner organisations:
Webinars run by Resourcing Inclusive Communities (An initiative of Family Advocacy) in New South Wales
Webinars run by CRU (Community Resource Unit) in Queensland
This a great time of year to take steps that will help you to find paid work – perhaps during the holidays or when school finishes at the end of this year.
About these webinars
There are two 90-minute live webinars in this series.
These are foundational School to work webinars. We’ve run them before on several occasions, but this is not a replay. Join us live so that you can ask questions!
Webinar 1 – Finding Work: Getting Started
Thursday, 17 November 2022, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm AEDT
In this 90-minute live webinar, you will
Learn why having a job is important for everyone, especially people with disability
Understand the importance of having a clear vision for your student’s future
See examples of vision statements and learn how to create your own
Hear a brief history of employment creation models
Learn how to identify your student’s attributes, strengths and interests
Understand how to map attributes, strengths and interests to potential future work roles
Learn how to find workplaces that match your student’s attributes
Get tips for setting up
initial experiences of work
work experience placements
Australian School Based Apprenticeships
Learn how to highlight positive and possible contributions to prospective employers
Learn how to set young people up for success
Find out where to get support
See examples of what is possible. We’ll share stories of young people with disability
doing work experience
having part-time jobs while still at school
entering paid work as school leavers and
establishing their own microenterprise (small business).
Webinar 2 – Finding Work: The next steps
Thursday, 24 November 2022, from 4:00 to 5:30 pm AEDT
Topics we’ll cover in this webinar include
An overview of Customised Employment
Discovering the person’s qualities
understanding the Discovery Process
working with others in Discovery
Fostering employment opportunities
the proposal
researching organisations
examples of a pitch
positive introductions and using valued language
asking for interview accommodations and alternatives
asking for a wage
Engaging employment supports
general considerations
employing your own job coach
questions for service providers
NDIS planning
task analysis and systematic instruction
growth and career development.
Microenterprises
Important considerations
Examples of local microenterprises
Australian School-Based Apprenticeships (ASBAs)
Date and time
Finding work: getting started
Thursday, 17 November 2022
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm AEDT (1.5 hours)
Finding work: getting started
Thursday, 24 November 2022
4:00 pm to 5:30 pm AEDT (1.5 hours)
Location
Online via Zoom
A link will be sent before the event
Will there be a replay?
Absolutely!
Everyone who registers will be able to watch the replay, online and on-demand, until 5:00 pm on Friday, 16 December 2022
Tickets
Tickets are free, thanks to funding from the Australian Department of Social Services
Your registration gives you access to both webinars in the School to Work: Finding Work series
Register For The Finding Work Series Of Webinars Here
Who should attend?
The information in this series is primarily for families of students with disability in Years 11-12.
It is also relevant to families of recent school leavers.
People with disability, career advisers, school staff, and services that support people with disability will also gain much from watching.
If you have watched this series before, you are welcome to register again.
You are very welcome to register for this event, no matter where you are located. Please note that some information in these webinars may be specific to the Australian Capital Territory. You might also be interested in the webinars run by our partner organisations:
Webinars run by Resourcing Inclusive Communities (An initiative of Family Advocacy) in New South Wales
Webinars run by CRU (Community Resource Unit) in Queensland
For more information about this event, visit: http://imaginemore.org.au/events/stw-finding-2022-11/
