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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.
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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.
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    Resources

    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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    NDS Member Meeting

    National Quality and Safeguarding Community of Practice

    Location: National (online)
    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.
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    NDS Member Meeting

    National Employment Community of Practice

    Location: National (online)
    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.
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    Scheduled Training

    SCHADS: Know Your Award

    Location: National (online)
    Event start date: 20/11/2024
    NDS and WorkplacePLUS are pleased to offer this SCHADS: Know Your Award half-day workshop to help ensure your HR, payroll, and office managers are getting SCHADS right.
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Direct Support Skills Development

Understanding Abuse

Understanding Abuse

Understanding abuse is about recognising abuse as a violation of a person's human rights. A focus on what makes life good for each person is the best way to enable rights and minimise the risk of abuse....
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Disability Safe eLearning Program

Available now, self-paced: This comprehensive eight module eLearning program is designed to assist disability support workers to create and participate in safe workplaces.
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Defensible Documentation In-house Workshop

Available now - scheduled by arrangement: This essential course will simplify the way you document to be factual, accurate and improve outcomes for those you support.
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Sustainable Service under the NDIS

Available now, self-paced: This 30-minute eLearning module provides insights into the commercial NDIS environment and how to make commercially sound decisions while providing high-quality...