Futures For Young Adults (FFYA)

Post-school pathways

The transition from school to adult life presents young people with a whole new world of opportunities and challenges.

The Exploring the possibilities resource guide provides a starting point for young people with a disability, their families and supporters to explore the range of options available.

•  Exploring the possibilities, post-school options for young people with a disability, 2009 (PDF 444.4 KB)
•  Exploring the possibilities, post-school options for young people with a disability, 2009 (Word 252.5 KB)

Further information on careers and transition planning is available from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (external link).

What is Futures for Young Adults?

The Futures for Young Adults (FFYA) program provides support to students with a disability who need additional assistance to make the transition to post-school options. The program is available to eligible students from when they complete school until they turn 21.

•  FFYA information sheet for 2011 school leavers (PDF 97.1 KB)
•  FFYA information sheet for 2011 school leavers (Word 1.9 MB)

What is Transition to Employment?

The Transition to Employment (TTE) initiative was introduced as part of the FFYA program in 2009. Transition to Employment is focused on providing support to young people with a disability who want to pursue further education, training and employment but are not yet ready to move directly into employment, or receive assistance through a Commonwealth Employment Service.

•  TTE information sheet for 2011 school leavers (PDF 92.3 KB)
•  TTE information sheet for 2011 school leavers (Word 1.9 MB)

Who can get assistance

To be eligible for FFYA/TTE supports, a person must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• be a permanent resident of Victoria, aged 18 years before the 31 December in the last year of school
• have been assessed as eligible and be currently receiving support at school through the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development's Program for Students with Disabilities or equivalent in the Catholic or independent sectors.

Young people who are eligible for FFYA/TTE may be provided with:

• support from a transition planner to look at post-school options and set goals for the future
• information and assistance to access further education, training, employment and community participation options.

Safety Net

The FFYA/TTE Safety Net lets young people try different post-school options as soon as they leave school, and still be able to get advice and support at any time during the eligibility period.

How to get assistance

To register for assistance you can download and complete the registration form below and send it to the Department of Human Services (see address details on the form). For hard copies of the registration form, and further information about the FFYA/TTE programs, contact the Department of Human Services Intake and Response Service on 1800 783 783.

•  FFYA/TTE registration form for 2010 school leavers (Word 146.5 KB) 

We would like to acknowledge that this information was sourced from the Victorian Government Department of Human Services website.

This project is funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under the National Disability Coordination Officer Program.  The views expressed in these materials are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.