We work with industry partners to explore ways of tailoring employment support to groups experiencing entrenched labour market exclusion.
This includes people with disability, single parents, and people leaving the prison system
Associated Projects
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Exploring reintegration programs for people leaving prison
The Australian Welfare and Work Lab is partnering with Vacro to explore their Reintegration Practice Framework for people leaving prison.
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SDET model: best practices in placing DES jobseekers into work
Exploring how to improve overall servicing and ultimately employment outcomes for jobseekers with intellectual and developmental disabilities
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Evaluation of Geared4Careers Youth Employment Program
This evaluation examined the program’s implementation, delivery model, and overall impact across participating schools.
Associated Publications
Moran, Michael; Hart, Aaron; LASATER, ZARA; Quilliam, Claire (2026). Evaluation of Geared4Careers Youth Employment Program. The University of Melbourne.
Nguyen, P. & Considine, M. (2024), SDET Model: Best practices in placing DES jobseekers into work: Report to CVGT, the University of Melbourne.
Hart, A., McGann, M., & Corbett, E., (2025). Understanding holistic approaches to employment support for people who have been incarcerated in Victorian men’s prisons. University of Melbourne
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Considine, M., Lewis, J.M., O’Sullivan, S., Nguyen, P., McGann, M., and Ball, S. (2023) Submission to Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services. Melbourne: University of Melbourne. Available at https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=a7d90e46-1e76-4284-858f-94033473b562&subId=735067.
Joint Submission with Brotherhood of St Launce and Centre for Policy Develop (2023) to Select Committee on Workforce Australia Employment Services. Available at https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=28799b1b-d45f-41a9-9dfe-498d9785b661&subId=736407.
Considine, M., Lewis, J.M., O’Sullivan, S., Nguyen, P., McGann, M., and Ball, S. (2022) Employment White Paper: Submission to Consultation Process. Melbourne: University of Melbourne. Available at: https://app.converlens.com/treasury/employment-white-paper/download/fil238578ccf711a536889e2
Considine, M., O’Sullivan, S., Nguyen, P., McGann, M. and Lewis, J.M. (2020) Proposed Licensing System for the New Employment Services Model – response to discussion paper. Melbourne: The Policy Lab, The University of Melbourne. Available at: https://opal.latrobe.edu.au/ndownloader/files/31566980.
Considine, M., McGann, M., O’Sullivan, S., Nguyen, P., and Lewis, J.M. (2018) Improving outcomes for disadvantaged jobseekers: The next generation of employment services – response to discussion paper. Melbourne: The Policy Lab, The University of Melbourne, August 2018. Available at https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/2947382/Improving-Outcomes-for-Disadvantaged-Jobseekers-2018.pdf.
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Considine, M., O'Sullivan, S., Nguyen, P., McGann, M. and Ball, S (2022), “Employment services reform past and present: frontline discretion and jobseekers more distant from employment,” Presentation to the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, 31 March 2022
Lewis, J.M., O’Sullivan, S., Nguyen, P. and McGann, M. (2019), “Reform challenges and opportunities in the Australian employment services system,” Presentation to the Department of Jobs and Small Business, Canberra, 8 May 2019
Lewis, J.M. (2019), “Barriers to Entry, Exit, and a Level Playing Field,” Presentation to OECD Workshop on Competition in Publicly Funded Markets, Paris, 27 February 2019
O’Sullivan, S. (2018), “Welfare reform and marketisation in Australia and the UK: a longitudinal study,” Presentation to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Sheffield Office
O’Sullivan, S., McGann, M., Lewis, J.M. and Nguyen, P. (2018), “From entitlement to experiment: case studies of high-performing job active providers,” Workshop with the Department of Jobs and Small Business, Canberra, 7 June
Considine, M., Lewis, J.M., O’Sullivan, S., Nguyen, P. and McGann, M. (2017), “Reforming welfare to work – A long standing research collaboration on employment services reform,” Presentation to Department of Employment, Canberra, 29 November 2017
Lewis, J.M., O’Sullivan, S., and McGann, M. (2017), “Reforming welfare to work – A long standing research collaboration on employment services reform," Presentation to Department of Employment, Canberra, 5 May 2017
Considine, M., Lewis, J.M. and Nguyen, P. (2016), “Getting welfare to work,” Presentation to Department of Employment staff, Canberra, February 2016