Priority-population: People with Disability

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
RecruitAble: A pilot for the employment of people with disability

The goal of RecruitAble is to create a successful model for the employment of people with disability through mainstream recruitment companies and industry. The goal is to reduce the employment…

Case Study, Learning, Research, Retention, Toolkit
WorkWell Toolkit: Helping workplace leaders create mentally healthy workplaces

WorkSafe's WorkWell Program supports workplace leaders to prevent mental injury and promote safe and mentally healthy workplaces by providing access to tools and resources, funding and networking opportunities. The WorkWell…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention, Toolkit
Workforce Planning Connect Toolkit for the Disability Sector

The Workforce Planning Connect toolkit is a free set of resources designed to support NDIS service providers and organisations that deliver NDIS-type services through the workforce planning process and organisational…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment
SKILLS4You program providing supportive job pathway for migrant women into aged care

Macquarie Community College  SKILLS4You program is offered to migrant women in Western Sydney wanting to work in caring careers (aged care, disability care and childcare). The program involves increasing participants’ English language…

Research
Findings from the sector: The Human Services Workforce Forum report

The HSSO mandate is to find sector solutions to attracting and skilling a pipeline of potential employees to meet the needs of the nation’s employers as and when they need…

Attraction, Recruitment
A Life Changing Life: Care and Support Sector Jobs

A Life Changing Life aims to reach students, young people looking for meaningful work, professionals looking to transfer their skills into the sector, and people who bring lived experience to…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Finding RTOs for the disability sector

This case study highlights guiding principles for creating partnerships with RTOs to train workers and build recruitment pathways.  Cara, one of South Australia’s largest disability service providers, partners with a…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Creating pathways in youth and community services

This case study describes Allambi Care's partnership with education providers to design training and education for new and existing staff. Co-designed with Bradford Institute of  Advanced Education, Allambi's comprehensive orientation and…

Attraction, Learning, Recruitment, Retention
Building a Skilled Workforce: A guide to VET for Human Services Employers

The challenge of building a skilled workforce is a pressing one for the human services. The HSSO has designed this guide to help employers and managers in these industry sectors…

Learning
Disability rights: Facilitating the empowerment of people with disability

The Australian Human Rights Commission has developed a set of resources for the VET sector: ‘Disability rights: Facilitating the empowerment of people with disability’ (aligned to CHCDIS007 - Facilitate the empowerment…

Learning, Research
NDIS Home and Living - ILO Hub

The Independent Living Options (ILO) Hub is designed to provide information on the latest updates related to NDIS Home and Living and Individualised Living Options. Individualised Living Options (ILO) is…

Attraction, Recruitment
Traineeship Program (Cert III in Individual Support - Ageing) for People Living with a Disability

Purple Orange, in collaboration with five aged care providers and 2 disability employment employers, have launched an innovative model of employment offering traineeships in Certificate 111 in Individual Support (Ageing).…

Attraction, Recruitment
Ageing and Disability Job Ready Pilot Program

The aim of the Ageing and Disability Job Ready Program is provide a pathway to employment for individuals wanting to commence a career in the Aged Care or Disability sectors. …

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
NDIS Jobs Roadshows

NDIS Jobs Roadshows Project is  a 'Workability Qld' Initiative.  WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together since 2015 on strategic workforce policy, planning and development…

Research
NDIS Workforce Research Project

The NDIS Workforce Research Project is  a 'Workability Qld' Initiative.  WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together since 2015 on strategic workforce policy, planning and…

Attraction, Recruitment, Retention
Bridging the Gap Pre-Employment Recruitment Programs in Care Services

The Bridging the Gap Pre Employment Programs are delivered by Gratis Recruitment.  Gratis Recruitment is a South Australian based organisation who specialise in providing recruitment solutions to the Aged Care,…

Attraction, Recruitment
Community Services Job Match

Job Match is a Community Services Industry Alliance project. The Job Match site provides an online meeting place for Community Services Industry employers and Job Seekers. The site enables: those…

Research
National Workplace Initiative (Mental Health)

In the 2019-20 Federal Budget the Government announced an investment of $11.5 million over four years for the National Workplace Initiative (NWI). The NWI provides a nationally consistent approach to…

Learning, Research, Retention
Mental Health Professional Online Development (MHPOD)

Mental Health Professional Online Development (MHPOD) is an online professional development resource for Australia’s broad public mental health workforce. MHPOD provides access to various learning and development resources through the…

Research, Retention
Peer Workforce Development Strategy

The Peer Workforce Development Strategy was developed by the The Mental Health Council of Tasmania (MHCT).  MHCT is the peak body for community managed mental health services in Tasmania. The…

Attraction, Recruitment
Disability Sector Employment Program

The Disability Sector Employment Program is a National Disability Services (NDS) Tasmania initiative. The Program involved the development and implementation of a screening process which when implemented provided ‘right fit’…

Research
Innovative workforce growth in thin markets

The Monash University Project titled 'Innovative workforce growth in thin markets: Piloting use of mixed digital and face-to-face workforce development to scale capacity building supports with NDIS participants in Tasmania' was…

Research
Frontline leadership role clarity: a pathway to attracting, retaining and growing a skilled NDIS workforce

Ability First Australia is undertaking a project that defines the role, competencies, and capabilities of the Frontline Leader. Spread over 4 stages, and scheduled for completion by June 2021, it…

Attraction, Recruitment, Research
NDIS Workforce Capability Framework

The NDIS Workforce Capability Framework has been developed by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (the Commission) and translates the Commission’s principles, Practice Standards and Code of Conduct into clear…

Research, Review
Keeping Our Sector Strong - Victoria's Workforce Plan for the NDIS

Keeping our sector strong: Victoria’s workforce plan for the NDIS is Victoria’s plan to build the disability workforce of the future: a workforce that is skilled, diverse and dynamic, delivering…

Retention, Toolkit
Allied Health Workforce Resource

NDS have developed a range of Allied Health Resource to assist the sector to meet the challenge of ensuring a sustainable Allied Health Workforce. Resources Include: Skills and knowledge Benchmark…