Study also found just 7% increase in participants securing part-time and casual work but two-thirds said program helped improve ‘soft’ employment skillsWork for the dole programs hold led to just a 2% increase in the number of participants securing full-time employment, a current report has found.
The Social Research Centre has compiled a report for the Department of Employment on the work for the dole pilot program. The pilot ran in 18 locations around Australia and was open to participants aged between 18 and 29.
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Source: theguardian.com