An update from Edge

Edge Employment Solutions has recently announced significant operational changes that will affect how it provides employment services to people with a disability in Western Australia.

The organisation will cease providing NDIS employment services in early 2027, with existing NDIS clients supported to move to other service providers, and the organisation will rescind its NDIS registration.

Edge will restructure to focus on its school-based Project Employment program, which supports young people with a disability to find and sustain meaningful employment. All other programs and operations will cease.

Edge Chief Executive Officer Pippa Cebis said the organisation has been proudly providing individualised employment support for people with a disability for more than four decades, and the decision to end the NDIS service was not taken lightly.

“This was a very difficult decision, but while demand for our NDIS services has remained strong, we – like many other smaller operators in the sector – have faced a challenging environment over the past 12 months,” she said.

“We explored all available options to continue providing services, but ultimately none of these proved viable. As a result, we have made the reluctant decision to give up our NDIS registration.”

While Edge’s operations will look different going forward without this service, Ms Cebis said she was proud that the Project Employment program will continue.

“Project Employment is a fantastic program that has been supporting young people with a disability to find and sustain meaningful employment for seven years,” she said.

“We greatly value the continued support of the Department of Social Services through the Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Program, and our corporate partners, including the Perron Institute.

“More than 500 students have graduated from Project Employment, and we are proud of the impact it has made in the lives of students in WA.”