School Leaver Employment Services (SLES)
If you’re a young person living with disability, having a job can make all the difference. It can give you independence and financial security, it can help you connect with the community and make new friends, and it can support you to live a normal life.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme’s School Leavers Employment Supports (SLES) can support young people to meet the challenges of moving from school to the workforce.
What is SLES?
SLES supports National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants who are Year 12 school leavers to transition from school to a job through work experience and the development of important skills, such as communication and travel skills.
The aims of SLES include:
- supporting school leavers to find sustainable long-term employment
- building important skills
- increasing confidence and career aspirations
- partnering with education to support the pathway from school to work
- engaging providers who understand the needs of employers and are willing to innovate
- supporting school leavers to be informed about the choice and control they have over their services.