Within the 2017 and 2018 cohorts alone, 76% (2017) and 92% (2018) of participants presented with a significant barrier to employment 

The Learning Exchange has always advocated that SJLE learners should be treated as employees working towards a better future, to recognize their time and effort invested.

SJLE has adopted an incentive-based model that funds individuals as they achieve goals along their educational, training and employment pathways. 

Financial incentives and wages

67%

67% of WorkLinks participants are

now long term employed.

183 job seekers (31%)

have been hired by

employer-partners of WorkLinks. 

Every $1 invested in SJLE

to date has earned more

than $7.5 in value