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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.

Transporting Clients

A woman in a red top using a wheelchair is assisted onto a vechile. She smiles at the camera.To the right is a green background with white text that says Proudly distributed in partnership with Cerebral Palsy Alliance

Location: National (online)

Date: 31/12/2099

Registration

Available now - secure your booking for 2024.

This course is essential for staff and individuals responsible for assisting clients and driving company or accessible vehicles.

It provides crucial training to ensure safety while transporting individuals with disabilities, minimising risks to workers and clients. By equipping support workers with skills to secure individuals and wheelchairs, it emphasises the duty of care towards passengers, colleagues, and themselves.

What content does the program cover? There are two elements to this program, covering a comprehensive range of content that equips learners with the necessary knowledge and skills to excel as drivers. By completing this program, learners will gain a clear understanding of their responsibilities as drivers, enabling them to confidently navigate various transportation scenarios while prioritising client safety.

After completing these elements learners will be able to:

Explain their responsibilities as a driver
Demonstrate understanding of client safety during transport
Describe safety consideration when assisting a client in and out of a vehicle
Demonstrate risk management and safe manual handling techniques
Show how to correctly use wheelchair tie-downs and seatbelts
Explain location and use of manual override on hoist in van
Describe what to do in case of an accident

Once successfully completed, learners will be issued with a digital certificate of completion.

Format delivery

Online eLearning module - duration: 60 minutes (2 x 30 minute eLearning modules).

Proudly distributed in partnership with Cerebral Palsy Alliance Training Alliance. For technical support with the eLearning training platform, please contact helpdesk@etrainu.com , 07 3114 2958 or access the online helpdesk.

Who should attend?

NDS recommends that all staff and individuals responsible for assisting clients and driving company or accessible vehicles complete this course.

Cost

$49.50 including GST for 12 months. Volume discounts are available upon application.

Contact information

For any enquiries, please contact Learn and Develop, Learn and Develop Team, learnanddevelop@nds.org.au, 03 83414307

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