The A-Z of open employment

• Job Capacity Assessment (JCA)

  A Job Capacity Assessment (JCA) is a test Centrelink uses when people apply for the Disability Support Pension (DSP).

• Job carving

  Job carving is when you work with an employer to create a job that fits your skills and abilities.

• Job customisation

  See Customised employment. Customised employment is when a job is made to fit the skills, interests, strengths and support needs of a person with disability. They also meet the needs of the employer’s business. Read more → close X

• JobSeeker Payment

  The main income support payment for people between 22 years and Age Pension age who are looking for a job or who are not working.

• Local Area Coordinator (LAC)

  Local Area Coordinators (LACs) help people understand and access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). They also work with NDIS participants to develop and use their NDIS plan.

• Microbusiness and microenterprise

  A microenterprise is a small business that has been set up as an employment opportunity for a person with intellectual disability.

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