evaluation
Evidence type: Evaluation i
Information about the programme design and rationale
Evidence about Financial Capability outcomes for programme participants
Evidence that the Financial Capability outcomes were caused by the programme
Evidence about programme implementation, feasibility, and piloting
Evidence about relative costs and benefits of the programme
The Work Pay$ programme was developed through a collaboration between the Wyatt Trust, Bedford Group and the Australian Industrial Transformation Institute (AITI) to help young people with disabilities engage with finances as they transition from school to work. The programme was 14 hours in total - comprising 14 topics delivered in one hour sessions over the course of a school semester. WorkPay$ was included in the Bedford Group’s School to Work Transition Programme (STWTP).
The core competencies of the programme were recognising money; valuing money; and safety with money. A total of 23 students from three schools commenced the pilot. The age range was 16 to 21 and less than a third were female.
The evaluation focused on the appropriateness of the programme, effectiveness, efficiency and outcomes for the targeted group. The approach comprised:
The greatest improvement and retention of outcomes for students were found in the following areas:
Trainers noted improvements in students’ abilities to:
Teaching everyday money skills to young people with disabilities - full report
Teaching everyday money skills to young people with disabilities - full report
Ann-Louise HordacreAustralian Industrial Transformation Institute, Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences, Flinders University of South Australiawww.flinders.edu.au/aiti