News & Events
National Disability Services (NDS) and members of the ACT Disability Workforce Impact Collective (WIC) invite the Canberra community to discuss a collective approach to a sustainable disability workforce in Canberra on 8 August 2019.
The new NDIS prices for 2019-2020 have now come into effect. Minister for the NDIS, Stuart Robert, foresees positive outcomes for both practitioners and participants alike with price changes going live.
Nominations are now open for the HESTA Aged Care awards. Whether they’re an employee, a colleague or a carer who supports you – if you know someone who has delivered exceptional service in aged-care, show them that their efforts are appreciated by nominating them for the award.
The Minister for NDIS, Stuart Robert, has proposed a six-month plan aimed at accelerating access to Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) supports from the NDIS.
The Disability Support Industry Reference Committee (IRC) are making it their primary aim to take the skill set of disability support workers to new highs.
In the early stages, the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Commission operated in NSW and SA but has now made it's way over to VIC, QLD, TAS, ACT and the NT, expected to reach WA in July 2020.
The NDIS has been in operation for six years and is now accessible throughout almost all regions throughout Australia.
carecareers is NDP's partner program - a not-for-profit workforce initiative aimed at encouraging potential employees to join the disability, community and aged care sector, and supporting them in their career developments.
Based in the ACT, Sharing Places have developed a wonderful pilot project funded by the ACT Workforce Impact Collective called ‘Communication- a Partnership with Service Users’. This pilot is focussed on improving the communication between support workers and their clients, one aspect of which is teaming up a Key Worker with each client to ensure a client’s specific interests are identified and pursued. Pictured above are Key Worker Eh Paw Thorpe and her client Dainis Eversons.
NDS/NDP have been appointed to establish a trusted digital advisory service to all of our members. It's not too late to be part of the project, just be sure to register.
