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  • News
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    17/07/2024

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    17/07/2024

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    18/09/2024

    Minister sets the stage for regulatory reform

    Minister Shorten has announced the first changes to provider regulation.
  • Policy
  • Resources
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    Resources

    Good Practice Guides - Disability Employment

    NDS has produced a series of good practice guides for members that provide comprehensive instructions for employers cover NDIS Employment Supports, Classifying Employees and Supported Wage System under...
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    Western Australia Disability Support Awards - 2024 Nominees

    Congratulations to our 2024 Western Australia Disability Support Awards nominees! Visit the Western Australian Disability Support Awards page for information about the upcoming awards.
    Emerging...
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    NDIS Review: Final Report Webcast

    Breakdown of the recommendations and actions from the NDS Review, focusing on key areas of the NDIS.
  • Events & Training
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    eLearning

    Good Working Relations for Managers and Supervisors

    Location: National (Online)
    Event start date: 1/01/2028
    This course is designed to provide managers, supervisors and team leaders with an understanding about workplace bullying and harassment and how to prevent and manage these issues.
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    Office version of Infection, Prevention and Control

    Location: National (online)
    Event start date: 1/01/2028
    This course is essential for office employees in care-sector settings, including both head office and back-office roles. It equips them with the knowledge to follow safe work practices and effectively...
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    eLearning

    Fire, Security and Emergency Response

    Location: National (online)
    Event start date: 31/12/2099
    This e-Learning course covers the requirements under WHS Regulation 2011 and contains important knowledge for every organisation.
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Events & Training

Latest Events

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Office version of Infection, Prevention and Control

Event start date: 1/01/2028
This course is essential for office employees in care-sector settings, including both head office and back-office roles. It equips them with the knowledge to follow safe work practices and effectively...

Business excellence beyond NDIS transition

Event start date: 31/12/2099
Available now, self-paced: Four eLearning modules have been developed with funding from the Victorian Government to support business excellence beyond the NDIS transition. 

Communicating for Safety: Recognising and Communicating Change

Event start date: 31/12/2099
Available now - scheduled by arrangement:Understand confidently how to recognise and communicate any changes in the people you support.

Related events

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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...

Supported Decision Making

Event start date: 31/12/2099
Available now, self-paced:  Distributed on behalf of NSW Public Guardian, this eLearning module is an introduction to the Supported Decision Making Practice Framework.

Business excellence beyond NDIS transition

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Location: eLearning
Date: 31/12/2099

Available now - secure your booking for 2024.

These four eLearning modules have been developed with funding from the Victorian Government to support business excellence beyond the NDIS transition.

The expected completion time of each module is approx. 30 min

Module 1: Finding your purpose

Content

  1. Finding your purpose
  2. Going through changes
  3. Measuring success
  4. The two providers
  5. Why the purpose? Or, why people buy
  6. What does it mean to know your purpose?
  7. When a business doesn’t know its purpose
  8. When a business does know its purpose
  9. Mission and values
  10. A good mission statement
  11. Being guided by purpose

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Module 2: Quality and Safeguards

Content

  1. Welcome
  2. Let’s begin
  3. When does the NDIS Commission come into operations
  4. Key elements
  5. NDIS Practice Standards
  6. Proportionate requirements
  7. NDIS Code of Conduct
  8. National Worker Screening
  9. Incident management
  10. Behaviour Support
  11. NDIS Code of Conduct (Links)
  12. Conclusion

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Module 3: Strategy and Transformation

Content

  1. Strategy and transformation – welcome
  2. The big picture
  3. Success in a changing landscape
  4. The NDIS Provider Toolkit
  5. Provider Toolkit: key documents
  6. Using the Provider Toolkit
  7. Building your roadmap
  8. Using the business process and action guide
  9. Putting it all to use
  10. Conclusion

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Module 4: The Customer Journey

  1. The customer journey
  2. The big picture
  3. When is a customer satisfied
  4. Customer touchpoints
  5. Example: An average outcome
  6. The customer experience
  7. The customer journey
  8. Customer journey mapping
  9. How to gather feedback
  10. Customer first!
  11. Correct the customer experience
  12. Conclusion

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Contact information

For any enquiries, please contact Sarah Fordyce, State Manager Victoria, 03 8341 4303, sarah.fordyce@nds.org.au