Once a young NDIS participant completes School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES), their journey to employment continues – it doesn’t stop at leaving school. SLES (School Leaver Employment Supports) is an NDIS-funded…

Transitioning from school into the workforce can be confusing for families. The NDIS offers various employment supports with similar-sounding names – School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES), Finding and Keeping a Job, employment assistance or Capacity…

Choosing the right School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) provider is a crucial step for young people with disabilities and their families as they prepare to leave school and enter the…

Navigating the costs and agreements for School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) can be confusing. Many families ask: “What is SLES in the NDIS plan? How much will it cost, and what…

School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) are NDIS-funded supports designed to help young people with disability transition from school to work. In Australia, the SLES program provides tailored skill-building, mentoring and…

Leaving school can make it feel as though life suddenly becomes one big question: What now? For many young people, the pressure to “get a job” can be intense. For school leavers…

Starting your first job can feel exciting, a bit scary, and honestly pretty confusing. One minute you are thinking about your uniform, your start time and how you will get…

For many school leavers, customer service is not a separate career path you choose later. It is often built into some of the most common first jobs in Australia. Jobs…

Starting work after school is a big change. Most people think the hard part begins when you arrive at the workplace, meet your supervisor, or learn new tasks. But for…

Leaving school and starting work is a big shift for any young person. If you are a school leaver with disability, that shift can feel even bigger because the support…