Recommendations 5.1 It is recommended that FaCS proceeds to pilot selected innovative disability employment assistance service delivery arrangements which are based on the models outlined in Section 5 commencing with planning and feasibility studies, where appropriate.
5.2 It is recommended that priority be given to proposed arrangements involving collaboration between FaCS funded services, and FaCS funded services and disability services funded by State/Territory governments (including services to Indigenous communities).
5.3 It is recommended that appropriate protocols and resource materials be developed to support the collaborative models outlined in Section 5. It is recommended that FaCS establishes an information strategy to encourage innovative service delivery in response to needs of job seekers with disabilities in rural and remote locations, including indigenous communities, in the context of current reform, and that this could include:
- a description of the range of employment assistance delivery models that could operate in rural and remote locations, emphasising flexibility for local communities;
- best practice open and supported employment examples, outcome definitions, conditions of work, opportunities for integration, worker satisfaction, durability and development opportunities of the position.