Meet Blake, a 19-year-old trainee in Afford’s School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) program. Now in his second year of SLES, Blake is steadily building the skills he needs to make the leap from school to the workforce. Work ready skills From learning money...
The factory floor of Afford’s Minchinbury ADE (Australian Disability Enterprise) is a lively place, filled with the noise of forklifts, machines and people hard at work on a range of important jobs. But one sound carries over the rest throughout the working day, and...
Entering the workforce and maintaining employment is a challenge for people of all abilities, but navigating employment with an invisible disability can often mean facing more hurdles than expected. Fear, stereotypes, misinformation and a lack of everyday...
The process of finding a job can feel hard or stressful. Especially if you think you have tried everything. Find the job you love with Afford’s secret job-hunting strategies for people with disability. Use the power of social media Thanks to social media, we can...
Check out Afford’s resume rules for people with disability for tips to write your new resume! Are you straight out of school or entering the workforce for the first time? You might be thinking, “I haven’t had any paid employment” or “do I need to explain my...
