Tag: Department of Employment

My silver lining through COVID – Shaun’s story

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Shaun’s story is a reminder that every cloud can have a silver lining. The former Quad Road Train Driver knew he needed to find a new career after leaving his mining job in Pilbara to be closer to his family. So Shaun enlisted the support of MatchWorks to create his new future. Soon after, the…

MatchWorks Disability Employment Services sites receive pleasing results

Five Stars

MatchWorks DES sites in Victoria and South Australia have received positive performance results for the end of the September 2017 Star Rating period. Some highlights include the Elizabeth and Morphett Vale sites in South Australia receiving the maximum 5-star rating and Torquay’s Employment Support Service (ESS) and Disability Management Service (DMS) programs achieving five and…

MatchWorks assisting young people into work

Youth community will include gamifications and rewards through a specialised phone app.

MatchWorks will provide assistance to young people to overcome barriers to unemployment through a new Australian Government initiative. The Empowering YOUth Initiative seeks to empower young people who are disengaged from the workforce or school and who face complex issues that affect their future. MatchWorks will deliver the initiative through the Youth Community model across…

MatchWorks DES sites receive performance results

Five Stars

MatchWorks has received some positive performance results in the March DES Star Ratings despite a noticeable drop in performance across DES providers. The Star Ratings reflected the impact of the DES business reallocation which occurred within the industry in February, 2017. On average the industry has seen DES contracts reduce in performance by five percentile…