Submission | House Committee on Employment Education and Training: Inquiry into School to Work Transition | July 2017

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Australian Chamber) welcomes this opportunity to provide input to the Committee about an issue of high priority to our members. A student’s successful transition from school to work or further education is a critical objective in order to minimise the economic and societal cost of youth unemployment and negative social and health outcomes for the individual.

This submission outlines suggestions on how to improve and enhance a student’s transition from formal education to the workplace and provides the following recommendations:

• Commission a review of the evidence and outcomes
• Improve access to career information and advice
• Improve work readiness
• Reverse the decline in apprenticeship numbers
• Improve employment services to young people
• Acknowledge the impact of workplace regulation on successful transitions into work