Neuroinclusion Services for Employers
EFA helps employers build stronger, more inclusive workplaces through practical neuroinclusion services.
Neuroinclusion Services for Employers
EFA helps employers build stronger, more inclusive workplaces through practical neuroinclusion services.
Why engage with neurodiversity?
We firmly believe employers that recognise and embrace neuroinclusion as a strategic opportunity are better positioned to build stronger, more capable and more successful organisations.
We see neurodiversity as rational economic strategy not just a “feel good” exercise or diversity tick-a-box for the following reasons:
Increase productivity
The management approaches and workforce strategies that support neurodiversity and neuro-inclusion also optimise the productivity and engagement of your entire team, not just those with a neurodivergence.
Reduce cost and risk
Neurodivergence is overrepresented in psychological injury WHS claims, probation non-completes, staff under performance improvement plans, and even unfair dismissal claims. Many of these issues could have been prevented or mitigated at substantially lower cost (not to mention improved human outcomes) via increase awareness and early intervention. Fair Work now also places a positive duty on employers (and company directors) to create a psychologically save workplace, including for neurodivergent staff.
Access to talent
Neurodivergent individuals face significantly higher unemployment and underemployment rates and our database is overflowing with highly competent individuals. Meanwhile, case studies from our neuroinclusive recruitment model demonstrate that neuroinclusive recruitment can create higher retention rates than traditional recruitment.
In our work with employers and people leaders, we seek to build the confidence, awareness, and structures required to foster genuinely inclusive workplaces – workplaces that celebrate diverse ways of thinking, working, and contributing – for the benefit of all their staff and stakeholders.
Our Offerings
Why Engage EFA?
Australia’s leading neuroinclusive recruitment specialist.
EFA’s best-practice neuroinclusive recruitment model replaces the traditional CV-based shortlisting and interview-based selection model. Each year we receive more than 1,000 applications and undertake comprehensive assessments on more than 200 neurodivergent candidates in the course of our neuroinclusive recruitment & onboarding programs for major employers in the public and private sectors.
Combining expertise and lived experience.
Half of our team is neurodivergent and our programs are designed and delivered by professionals with both lived experience, and genuine expertise & qualifications. This ensures our training, coaching and consultancy is authentic, high-quality, and aligned with research-informed best practice.
Services tailored to your needs.
We offer a range of professional development and training programs which can be delivered on an individual basis (part of a broader cohort) or as training just for your team. If you’re unsure where to start, we have maturity assessment and benchmarking offerings to help you get started. We are also proud to deliver services in partnership with the Australian HR Institute (AHRI) and occupational therapy and workplace rehabilitation organisations.
Supporting both sides of the relationship.
We support both sides of the employment relationship: supporting neurodivergent individuals gain the skills, confidence and support to succeed across all levels of the workforce and supporting employers with the knowledge and support mechanisms for neurodiverse teams to thrive.
Trusted by government, enterprise, and community organisations
Trusted by government, enterprise, and community organisations