What Getting to work is

Getting to work is Victoria’s long-term employment plan for people with disability in the public sector.

The plan is for people with disability at all levels of the public sector to:

  • be employed more
  • have satisfying careers
  • have a fairer employment experience

Watch the explainer video

What Getting to work aims to do

The Victorian Government has committed to increasing the number of people with disability in the public sector.

Getting to work sets a target of 6% representation by 2020 and 12% by 2025. These targets apply to the Victorian Public Service and will expand to the broader public sector over time.

To achieve these targets, the plan has 21 actions over 3 focus areas:

  1. build awareness through access to information
  2. attract and recruit people with disability
  3. support employees with disability

With this plan, we aim to have the public sector reflect Victoria’s diversity and benefit from the lived experience of people with disability.

Policy framework

Enhancing the economic participation of people with disability is a priority of Absolutely everyone: state disability plan 2017–2020 (PDF, 3.3MB).

The development of Every Opportunity: Victorian economic participation plan for people with disability 2018–2020 (PDF, 1.24MB) is a key commitment in the state disability plan.

Every Opportunity seeks greater effort by government in the employment of people with disability, particularly through setting a target across the Victorian Public Service of 6% by 2020, and 12% by 2025.

Getting to work is the road map to help support achievement of the targets.

How to use these resources

These resources are in 2 parts:

  1. the Getting to work plan in different formats
  2. tools to promote Getting to work in your organisation

Get in touch if you If you need a resource in a format not listed on this page at info@vpsc.vic.gov.au or on 9651 1321.

You can also use the National Relay Service on 13 36 77.

Access the plan

Full plan – Getting to work

The plan in full.

Accessible full plan – Getting to work

An accessible version of the plan.

Audio full plan – Getting to work

A voice recording of the plan in chapters as sound files.

Read a summary

Auslan plan – Getting to work

A video summary of the plan in Australian sign language.

Easy Read plan – Getting to work

A simple summary of the plan.

Getting to work - Summary of actions


Getting to work - Summary of actions

An HTML resource and downloadable A3 poster listing the 21 actions in the plan.

Download additional resources

FAQs – Getting to work

Answers to frequently asked questions about the plan.

Key messages – Getting to work

Use these key messages to promote Getting to work

Video transcript – Getting to work

A transcript and description of the Getting to work explainer video.

Front cover image – Getting to work

The front cover image of the Getting to work plan

Poster pack – Getting to work

A set of 6 A3 posters you can use to promote Getting to work.

Poster pack 2 - Getting to work

A set of 5 A3 posters you can use to promote Getting to work.

Web and social graphics - Getting to work

A set of 7 graphic tiles you can use to promote Getting to work

Email signature banners - Getting to work

A set of two email signature banners you can use to promote Getting to work