AAP: Government pledges to close disability work gap

AAP: Government pledges to close disability work gap

By Maeve Bannister, AAP reporter. A commitment to close the gap in employment for people with a disability has been announced as a key outcome of the federal government’s jobs and skills summit that took place on Thursday 1 and Friday 2 September 2022. ...
Jigsaw interview with ABC NewsRadio

Jigsaw interview with ABC NewsRadio

The Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth hosted a Disability Employment Roundtable in Canberra this week to discuss how to better support people with disability to find and maintain employment. ABC NewsRadio’s Mandy Presland interviewed Tim Sprey, Jigsaw Hub...
A day in the life of a Jigsaw Trainer

A day in the life of a Jigsaw Trainer

Hi, I’m Laura Holguin, and I am a Trainer (support worker) at Jigsaw in Adelaide, a social enterprise that trains and transitions people with disability into mainstream employment. In my job, I support people with disability to develop important skills to assist them...
Hon Amanda Rishworth MP visits Jigsaw Melbourne

Hon Amanda Rishworth MP visits Jigsaw Melbourne

  The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services, visited the Jigsaw Melbourne hub on Wednesday, 13 July. Minister Rishworth was taken on a tour of the hub by Paul Brown, CEO, and sat down to talk to a group of Jigsaw trainees about how Jigsaw is...