A NEW "Champions of Change" project is helping create inclusive employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
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That includes at the City of Greater Bendigo, where Olivia Ford has started a traineeship.
"I'm working on some great projects and proposals for the city and it's fantastic to see what happens behind the scenes, but I am looking forward to getting back to the workplace when COVID restrictions ease," she said.
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Ms Ford began her traineeship with the council's tourism and events unit two weeks before the second regional Victorian lockdown started and has since been working from home.
The council's senior inclusive employment officer Alison Jones said many organisations are keen to know more about employing people who have disabilities.
"We hear from local organisations that they are open to employing people with a disability, but the information and support hasn't always been widely known," she said.
"To address this, we have partnered with local disability service providers, the Australian Network on Disability and Be.Bendigo to produce a webinar for employers interested in unlocking the potential in an enthusiastic and capable, yet underrepresented workforce."
The webinar will be available from October 13.
To register for the event, visit www.eventbrite.com.au/e/inclusive-employment-webinar-registration-122155944719
For more tools and information on hiring a person with a disability visit www.inclusiveemployment.com.au
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