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Disability at Work Conference 2024

Event start date: 23/07/2024

National Disability Services (NDS) calls on employment service providers and other professional employment specialists, to help shape and drive the program for NDS's Disability at Work Conference.

Right on Board – Practice Governance for Disability Service Providers: Governing and Managing for Human Rights, Quality and Safeguarding - Online Series

Event start date: 1/08/2024

Right on Board answers the need as highlighted by the Disability Royal Commission for greater awareness of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

National Quality and Safeguarding Community of Practice

Event start date: 13/08/2024

NDS invites members to join the National Quality and Safeguarding CoP, a peer-led forum covering all areas of providing quality safe services for people with a disability.

Leading Work Health and Safety in the Disability Sector

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Location: eLearning

Date: 31/12/2099

Individual Organisation

Available now - secure your booking for 2024.

Program overview

This eLearning program is specially designed for health and safety officers and frontline managers working in the disability sector.

The comprehensive 10 module program is delivered in three sections:

Modules 1-4: Introduction to why WHS is important, the WHS legislative framework, WHS Management Systems and consultation as one of the key features of an effective management system.

Modules 5-6: Risk management principles which form the other key component of an effective WHS management system and the range of WHS risks which may be encountered in the disability sector.

Modules 7-10: Other important features of an effective WHS Management system including injury management principles, training, record keeping and continuous improvement.

The program is self-paced with each module taking approximately 20-30 minutes to complete.

Leading WHS was developed by NDS through a Work Cover Training and Education Grant.

Fee structure

Prices exclude GST and are for a 12 month licence

Individual purchase: $55
Up to 25 users: $500
26 to 50 users: $850
51 to 75 users: $975
76 to 100 users: $1000
101 to 150 users: $1350
151 to 200 users: $1800
201 to 250 users: $2250
250 plus users: POA

Note: This course is available on the NDS Workforce Essential e-Learning Library Licence

Contact information

For further information, please contact Learn and Develop at learnanddevelop@nds.org.au.

For technical support with the eLearning training platform, please contact helpdesk@etrainu.com, 07 3114 2958 or access the online helpdesk