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Ticket to Work is an initiative of National Disability Services (NDS) that works to improve employment opportunities and outcomes for young people with disability. Over three years, from 2018 Ticket to Work implemented the After School Jobs project which aimed to facilitate young people with significant disabilities to transition from school to the labour market by offering work experience whilst they were at school and explore the experiences and long-term effects for students of participating in after school jobs. This study reported here is in two parts. First a literature review about after school work for young people with intellectual disabilities and second a collection of empirical data about the experiences of participants in the After School Jobs project.

Participation in the After Schools Jobs project gave young people grounded experiences that helped them understand more about the world of work and realise they could rise to workplace challenges. These are factors that are likely to strengthen their own expectations and those around about having a job in future. Overall, it is feasible to conclude that the experience of after school work is of value to students with intellectual disabilities and well received by the students who engaged with it as part of the After School Jobs project.

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