Connecting pathways to employment with the Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) model

This report has been prepared by CSI Swinburne for the Department of Social Services Information Linkages and Capacity Building Program (2021). This research project was conducted by CSI Swinburne and genU Business Enterprises and Employment Pathways.

In 2021, CSI and genU disability services were funded by the Department of Social Services to adapt and implement elements of the Work Integration Social Enterprise model into a genU Supported Work environment. The characteristics of a Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) are represented in the model containing 7 design elements that can be used to support employment outcomes. WISE have a social purpose to provide transitional pathways to meaningful work for people with experiences of marginalisation, including people with a disability.