Case Studies
Setting up for Success
Edge developed and delivered customised employer training on Down syndrome for Pan Pacific Perth which has allowed Laura to excel in her role as Food and Beverage Attendant. Laura has been receiving great feedback from guests and her Edge Job Coach. If your organisation would benefit from customised disability awareness training for your...
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CoMHWA Job Search Training
In October last year, our Edge Trainer Dal delivered customised job search training for participants at Consumers of Mental Health WA (CoMHWA). The participants who attended the EDGE training session had just completed their Certificate IV Mental Health Peer Work qualification and were seeking work as Peer Workers or a related work role. ...
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Tobias living his dreams at SLW Transport!
Tobias was seeking employment when he was introduced to one of EDGE’s supportive Employers, SLW Transport. The owners and operators, Shane and Leanne Wilcox made Tobias’s dream come true by allowing him to undertake a traineeship and complete a Certificate 2. Tobias is loving his new job and has shared his enjoyment of the role with...
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Customised training – working with colleagues with Down Syndrome
In October 2020, EDGE developed and delivered customised Employer training on Down Syndrome for Pan Pacific Perth. The session objectives were to assist Employees to understand how to best support a colleague with Down Syndrome in the workplace, whilst also providing information about adjustments that can be made to support them during their employment. The...
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Hire for Attitude and Train for Skill
Pan Pacific Perth’s General Manager Rob Weeden explains how their inclusive recruitment practices benefit everyone. “Everybody starts from scratch. If you’ve got a great attitude you’ll get job at Pan Pacific Perth. It just so happens that we have some wonderful colleagues that do present with a disability, that are...
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