Centre for Disability Employment Research and Practice

21/10/2026

Why do familiar problems persist despite successive reforms to employment and human-service systems?

This position paper examines why system redesign cannot rely on blueprints alone. It explores the relationships, institutional boundaries and adaptations through which outcomes are continually produced, and considers what effective governance requires when the system itself is constantly changing.

https://lnkd.in/p/gaitzaJB

30/09/2026

https://lnkd.in/p/gzhFkWjn

29/09/2026

If you can't provide the evidence of fidelity to practice, how can you make a claim? This one day course is for anyone delivering Customised Employment or CE like services. For more details and registration, use this link.

https://college.cderp.com.au/?page_id=24508 #!/Customised-Employment-Fidelity-in-Practice/p/866438047

27/09/2026

Episode 2: Journey-Based Employment

What would employment services look like if they were designed around a person’s employment journey, rather than the program they happen to qualify for today?

In this episode, Dr Peter Smith explores the idea of journey-based employment and why the way we organise employment services can sometimes get in the way of the outcome we are trying to achieve.

https://lnkd.in/p/gWVv2bnc

25/09/2026

Our annual Retreat is now open to the public, after the finish of the invite period. Join us and help set the agenda for the future of Customised Employment.

https://college.cderp.com.au/?page_id=24508 #!/Customised-Employment-Retreat-2026-10-11-November-Warburton/p/863952252

20/07/2026

Our occasional newsletter is out now.

https://college.cderp.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/CDERP-Practitioner-Update.pdf

12/07/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-documents-one-question-ai-earthquake-industrial-dr-peter-smith-7hk3c

In the space of a fortnight, I have read three attempts to describe what AI is doing to employment, and the contrast between them is more instructive than any one of them alone. The first is Lightcast’s Fault Lines report, presented at the IEP journal launch.

03/05/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-smith-54a50844_more-systems-research-and-evidence-sent-for-activity-7456532469216038912-SkpL?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAlUdQoBgHkotdFDTt5Oa7WVDgOqbhKXB3s

More systems research and evidence sent for review. Let's see what the peer reviewers think. Despite sustained policy reform, investment and the expansion of evidence-based models, employment outcomes for people with disabilities have remained remarkably stable across many national contexts. This st...

16/04/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/customised-employment-just-had-its-most-important-day-dr-peter-smith-ya8dc

30/03/2026

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/peter-smith-54a50844_ce-conference-program-activity-7444181033618518016-0W8v?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAlUdQoBgHkotdFDTt5Oa7WVDgOqbhKXB3s

Here is the program for the Customised Employment conference next month. It's a great mix of practitioners talking about how they deliver CE within IEA, NDIS and Social Entreprise settings, plus a little bit of theory. One day, focused and instantly applicable in your setting. You won't get lost in....