Disability Employment Program

The Disability Employment Program (DEP) is a pathway program for people with disability to gain experience and skills and broaden their career options in the Northern Territory Public Sector (NTPS).

This is done in partnership with disability employment services (DES) providers. Find out more about DES on the Northern Territory Government website.

Purpose

The DEP aims to provide:

• entry level employment on a temporary basis for up to 2 years
  • agencies are encouraged to consider further employment at the end of the temporary contract
• flexibility in work hours.

Who is eligible

Applicants for the DEP must:

• be an Australian citizen, hold Australian permanent residency status or an appropriate visa
• have a disability
• be registered with a DES provider
• be new to the DEP - meaning they haven't previously held a contract on the DEP.

Program guidelines

DES providers work with agencies in matching tasks to the participant’s skills and ability, and provide the participant with on-the-job training.

They also support the workplace in recruiting and developing the participant.

To find out more about the program, timelines, and roles and responsibilities, read the below guidelines.

For agencies

2023 DEP guidelines for agencies PDF (975.7 KB)
2023 DEP guidelines for agencies DOCX (183.2 KB)

For DES providers

2023 DEP guidelines for DES providers DOCX (133.4 KB)
2023 DEP guidelines for DES providers PDF (741.9 KB)