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The Whittlesea Youth Commitment (WYC) is a long-term community initiative that aims to guarantee every young person in the City of Whittlesea has the opportunity and support to complete Year 12 or its equivalent through training or employment, and to develop new learning, training, further education and work options and arrangements to achieve this goal. This review was commissioned to document the development of the Whittlesea Youth Commitment, assess progress to date, and suggest how the Commitment could be strengthened. The findings are the result of a review of all key documents, a survey of all schools and other stakeholders involved, and interviews and discussions with students, early school leavers, transition brokers, employers and representatives of agencies involved. The review sets the Commitment into its historical context, describes its development and evaluates its progress, finding that there remains much to be done, particularly to improve the pathway to employment for those who decide to leave school for a job rather than training or further education. Finding ways to improve the connectedness of government agencies, employment organisations and employers and more creative ways to develop systematic access to employment for the young remains a significant challenge. Many students intending to leave school before completing Year 12 remain very under prepared and poorly skilled to find stable employment. While the role of the transition broker includes counselling and provision of information to provide options, it has also been necessary that they assist in providing job search training for early school leavers. Literacy and numeracy problems are frequently evident, and the opportunities to provide a remedy through training programs are in short supply. Leaving school early to find a job remains a high-risk strategy for many young people