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National Quality and Safeguarding Community of Practice

Event start date: 14/11/2024
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.

National Employment Community of Practice

Event start date: 19/11/2024
NDS invites members to join the National Employment Community of Practice (CoP), a combined session for providers of NDIS Employment Supports and Disability Employment Services across Australia.

National Housing and Support Community of Practice

Event start date: 27/11/2024
NDS invites members to join the National Housing and Support Community of Practice (CoP) to discuss their support of people in SIL, SDA, ILO and other in-home models of intensive support.

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National NDIS Intermediaries Community of Practice

Event start date: 4/09/2024
NDS invites members to join the National NDIS Intermediaries CoP, which seeks to provide policy advice associated with the operations of LACs, Support Coordinators and Plan Managers and promote discussion...

National Workforce Community of Practice

Event start date: 10/09/2024
NDS invites members to join the National Workforce CoP to keep abreast of disability workforce developments and opportunities.

National NDIS Intermediaries Community of Practice

Event start date: 3/12/2024
NDS invites members to join the National NDIS Intermediaries CoP, which seeks to provide policy advice associated with the operations of LACs, Support Coordinators and Plan Managers and promote discussion...

Manual Handling for Disability Support Workers

Image of support person assisting a participant in hydraulic lift
Location: eLearning
Date: 31/12/2099

Available now - secure your booking for 2024.

This e-learning module explores manual handling techniques for supporting people with disability.

Developed as part of an NDS Member Collaboration, this awareness e-learning module for Disability Support Workers addresses what makes a manual task hazardous and how to manage the risks associated with it. With a number of demonstrative videos and interactive activities, topic areas include:

  • Managing risk associated with hazardous manual tasks
  • Personal Care
  • Mobility
  • Transportation

The module includes a short assessment required for course completion.

The entire module takes approximately 90 minutes to complete.

A video library complements the course. The video library includes demonstrations of the following tasks:

  1. Risk Management - 4 step application and transfer using a transfer belt
  2. Undressing
  3. Showering
  4. Drying
  5. Dressing
  6. Lying to sitting
  7. Positioning the lower limb of the customer for rolling
  8. Positioning the upper limb of the customer for rolling
  9. Rolling the client towards the worker
  10. Rolling the client away from the worker
  11. Assist to stand front
  12. Assist to stand back
  13. Assist to stand side
  14. Using a transfer belt to stand
  15. Sit to stand with walking frame
  16. Assisted walking
  17. Walking the a transfer belt
  18. Walking with aid - walking frame
  19. walking with aid - walking stick
  20. Assisted sitting
  21. Assisted sitting with a transfer belt
  22. Repositioning a person in a wheelchair
  23. Moving a customer using a hoist
  24. Using a slide sheet
  25. Assisting a weight-bearing person in and out of the car
  26. Loading and unloading a wheelchair from a minibus
  27. Set up of wheelchair – folding and unfolding
  28. Pushing a wheelchair
  29. Going down a step-kerb in a wheelchair
  30. Going up a step-kerb in a wheelchair
  31. Using brakes on gradients
  32. Using a wheelchair transfer board
  33. Transportation of Wheelchairs on different surfaces

Fee structure (excludes GST) for a 12 month licence:

  • Individual access: $75
  • Up to 25 users: $625
  • 26 to 50 users: $950
  • 51 to 75 users: $1080
  • 76 to 100 users: $1250
  • 101 to 150 users: $2020
  • 151 to 200 users: $2600
  • 201 to 250 users: $3250
  • 250 plus users: POA

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

Contact information

For any enquiries, please contact Learn & Develop, 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