A work-integrated social enterprise or jobs-focused social enterprise focuses on creating meaningful employment for disadvantaged Australians. According to the FASES report, nearly 7,000 of all social enterprises in Australia have employment-based support or employment creation as their main focus.
The two traditional models:
- Transitional employment (outcome to exit ratios measurements)
- Destination employment (they employ people from certain categories intentionally
Resources
Jobs Focused Social Enterprises and the new Employment Services Model (2022).
White Box Enterprise Payment By Outcomes (PBO) information.
Work Integrated Social Enterprises (WISE) White Box.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) program.
WISE Employment.
Social Enterprises: Spaces for Wellbeing.
Articles
Employment social enterprises are helping young people, but struggle without support.
Employment-focused social enterprise proves itself…..with little support.
How social enterprises are creating jobs.
Report by The Circular Jobs Initiative finds the circular economy will benefit from social enterprises becoming better integrated and more widespread.
Is being in work good for wellbeing? Work Integration Social Enterprises in regional Australia.
Reports
Social Enterprise Report – Centre for Social Impact.
Improving health equity among young people: The role of social enterprise.
WhiteBox Rate Card Report.
Westpac/CSI Employment Service Report.
Research papers
Barraket, Jo (2013) Fostering wellbeing of immigrants and refugees? Evaluating the outcomes of work integration social enterprise.
In Denny, Simon & Seddon, Frederick (Eds.) Social Enterprise : Accountability and Evaluation around the World. Routledge, Abingdon, Oxon.
