Building Pathways to Employment: How Rise Training Helps Students Transition to Work

Key Points:

• Students who live with disability often face barriers such as employer stigma, limited workplace experience, and a lack of tailored job readiness training.
• Rise Training helps overcome these challenges through the Academy, where participants can build transferable skills and confidence in a supportive environment.
• Paid traineeships through Rise Pathways provide hands-on experience that strengthens resumes and prepares participants for real workplaces.
• Rise Connect supports participants into open employment by matching them with inclusive employers and providing ongoing job support for people who are living with disability in Albury.

Summary:

Transitioning from school to employment can be challenging for students living with disability, especially without the right guidance and support. This article explains how Rise Training provides transition to work support through structured programs that build confidence, job readiness, and real workplace experience. It also highlights how Rise Training supports families and coordinators while helping people living with disability find work that aligns with their strengths and goals.

Outline:

1. Introduction
2. Key Challenges When Transitioning From School to Work
3. How Rise Training Builds Confidence, Skills, and Work Readiness
4. Start Your Journey with Rise Training

Leaving school and stepping into the workforce is a big change for any young person. For students living with disability having the right support during this transition can make all the difference. 

At Rise Training, we help young people build confidence, practical skills, and real work experience so they can move from school into employment with clarity, support, and hope for the future.

What Are the Key Challenges Students with Disabilities Face When Transitioning From School to Work?

Many students who live with disability want to work and contribute, but face barriers that can make the move from school to employment more complex. These challenges aren’t always about their abilities. They are often about systems, attitudes, and a lack of the right support.

Employer and workplace barriers include:

• Bias or stigma that leads employers to underestimate people with disability
• Limited flexibility around work hours, tasks, or adjustments
• Low understanding of disability and workplace supports

Individual and skill-based challenges may include:

• Limited experience with workplace communication, teamwork, or social expectations
• Feeling unsure about asking for support or adjustments
• Less opportunity to practise independence and decision-making before leaving school

Systemic and social barriers can include:

• Gaps in transition programs after school
• Limited access to job readiness training providers
• Physical or transport barriers
• Social isolation or feeling disconnected from peers entering work

Without the right guidance, these challenges can delay or block the path to employment. That is where structured transition to work support for NDIS in Albury plays an important role.

How Rise Training Builds Confidence, Skills, and Work Readiness

Rise Training focuses on helping people build skills in real workplaces, with the right support around them. Our programs are designed to help young people move forward step by step, with families and support coordinators included along the way.

Academy: Learning Skills That Transfer to Work

Every participant starts their journey in Academy. This is where confidence begins to grow.

In Academy, participants:

• Learn essential job skills used across many industries
• Take part in group learning and one-on-one coaching
• Build confidence through hands-on activities
• Work through 20 employment capabilities designed for entry-level roles

This stage provides strong foundations in disability employment support and job readiness training. Funding for this program is available through the NDIS.

Pathways: Paid Work Experience in Real Settings

Once participants are ready, they move into Rise Pathways. This is where learning turns into paid work experience. During a paid traineeship, participants:

• Complete real tasks for paying customers
• Build confidence in a workplace routine
• Gain experience that strengthens their resume

This stage plays a key role in helping people living with disability find work by turning skills into practical experience.

Connect: Support Into Open Employment

After completing Pathways, participants move into Rise Connect. Here, we:

• Match participants with employers who value inclusion
• Support participants to explain their support needs at work
• Check in regularly with both the participant and employer
• Provide ongoing job support for people with disability

This approach helps participants settle into their roles and build confidence in open employment. Our goal is to provide trusted, long-term support that leads to meaningful jobs across the Albury-Wodonga region.

Start Your Journey with Rise Training

The move from school to work does not need to feel uncertain or rushed. With the right guidance, young people can build skills, confidence, and a clear pathway into employment.

If you are looking for trusted transition to work support, Rise Training is here to help. Contact Rise today to learn how our programs support young people into work with care, experience, and belief in their potential.