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    Tasmanian disability sector signs Industry Skills Compacts

    New partnership invests in disability workforce skills and training that will improve services to people with disability.
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    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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    NDIS Review: Final Report Webcast

    Breakdown of the recommendations and actions from the NDS Review, focusing on key areas of the NDIS.
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    Event start date: 2/10/2024
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    Event start date: 15/10/2024
    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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    Event start date: 6/11/2024
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Tasmanian disability sector signs Industry Skills Compacts

New partnership invests in disability workforce skills and training that will improve services to people with disability.
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Feedback sought on Victorian Government’s SDA Policies and Procedures

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12/10/2021

The Victorian Government, through the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH), owns half of the Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) in Victoria. The department is reviewing its policies about how it manages this SDA. 

The following draft policies are now available for comment on Engage Victoria by residents, their families and carers, Supported Independent Living (SIL) providers and other interested parties:

  1. Business practice manual
  2. Offering residency in SDA manual
  3. Residency management manual
  4. Maintenance and property management manual
NDS will be making a submission and we invite input from providers to inform our paper.

Please send any comments to Heidi Cheung submit enquiry/feedback by Monday, 25 October 2021.

Contact information

For any enquiries, please contact Heidi Cheung, Senior Policy & Projects Officer, submit enquiry/feedback