First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) is a national organisation of and for Australia’s First Peoples with disability, their families and communities. The organisation is governed by First Peoples with…
Shepparton’s Connect GV has a significant number of male staff, some of whom recently attended a workshop to share their stories their journey into the sector and why disability work is…
This guide has been developed to support quality experiences for mandatory work placements for students completing the Certificate III in Individual Support (CHC33015). The guide is for employers, registered training…
This scan of the Victorian disability workforce environment has been prepared for Victorian providers, board, CEO, HR managers, senior leaders to review the key influences on providers’ ability to recruit,…
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed a suite of eLearning modules to provide information on the principles of infection prevention and control in Australian healthcare…
An evidence-based guide for employers on introducing Allied Health Assistants to the workforce to deliver quality NDIS services. The Allied Health Assistants Good Practice Guide is here to help your…
A showcase of projects that engage, develop and utilise workforce in new ways to support people with disability under the NDIS. Project themes: User-led - Designing service user-led support Thin…
NDS offers a wide range of useful workforce resources that support disability services to respond to workforce challenges. Disability Workforce Resource (iPDF) - This interactive workforce pdf is designed to…
NDS offers a wide range of useful workforce resources that support disability services to respond to challenges in the disability workforce. These Allied Health Workforce Resources have been developed to…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This case study illustrates the way school-based traineeships can attract young people to human services and help employers to build their future workforce. Mabel Park State High School, itself an…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Understanding Dementia is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), offering university-quality education about the latest in dementia research and care. This free course provides an opportunity to engage with…
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…
This online learning resource is about support for decision making. It presents the first evidence-based framework to guide you through the process of supporting people with cognitive disabilities to make…
The aim of the Living with Disability Research Centre is to improve the social inclusion and participation of people with cognitive disability through research, education, and knowledge transfer and to…
Every Moment Has Potential is an online learning resource developed specifically for disability support workers. The resource provides an introduction to Person Centred Active Support - a way of working…
Enabling Risk: Putting Positives First has been developed specifically for disability support workers. Enabling people to take risks is an integral part of disability support work. It is also important…
'Supporting Inclusion' is an online learning program which has been developed with you, the support worker, in mind. It can also be used by trainers or teachers to support their…
This site (weblink provided below) provides employment and training information and data on the Direct Client Care and Support sector and its related occupations. The Direct Client Care and Support…
The Launch into Work program supports the delivery of pre-employment projects that prepare job seekers for specific entry-level roles with an organisation. Projects are co-designed with employers and tailored to…
CultureReady was a project developed by SSI Diversity Training to address the low participation rates of people with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds in the NDIS. Through…
Two free online courses exploring contemporary understandings of disability. Thinking Through Disability allows participants to reflect on how disability is part of who we are as human beings by engaging…
Belonging Matters is a not for profit capacity enhancing service that provides education, resources, mentoring and advice about social inclusion and belonging. It was developed in 2003 by individuals with…
The NDIS Workforce Fundamentals is a micro-credential online course for workers who support people who access the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). This course has been developed on behalf of…
The objective of the 'Aligning regulation across aged care, disability support and veterans' care consultation paper' is to facilitate consultation re all elements of quality and safety regulation of the…
As part of the NSW Government initiative, More Jobs More Care (MJMC), Apprenticeship Careers Australia has launched an amazing pre-employment program in disability support where participants will gain invaluable hands-on…
Transition to work is an innovative employment service that provides young people (15-24) with connection to a youth development coach to support them to engage in future employment and education…
NDS in Tasmania received NDIS Sector Development Funding from the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services to develop and implement strategies to increase the supply, utilisation and capability of…
The aim of the project is to recruit, train and support into employment people suitable for, and wanting to, work in the Disability Sector and is delivered via a partnership…
This online resource outlines ASQA’s Regulatory Risk Priorities for 2021–22. ASQA updates these priorities regularly to ensure they are responding to the most current issues in the sector. ASQA uses…
The NDIS National Workforce Plan: 2021–2025 outlines the Australian Government’s commitment to work with NDIS participants, industry and other stakeholders to grow a responsive and capable care and support workforce,…
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. …
The WA Disability Jobs Portal is a matching website which aims to reduce the time and effort it takes to apply for jobs and to recruit staff by connecting skilled…
The Disability Support Work Think Support site promote the benefits of working in the disability sector, training pathways, career paths, range of and demand for workers. The site includes information…
National Disability Services (NDS) is the Australian peak body for non-government disability services, representing over 1,100 non-government Service Providers. The Disability Skills Passport is being led by NDS and its…
National Disability Services (NDS) is the Australian peak body for non-government disability services, representing over 1,100 non-government Service Providers. NDS commenced the new NDIS Job Matching Service in WA on…
The Community Services Gateway to Industry Schools project aims to provide schools the resources to inform students about the range of careers and pathways in the Community Services Sector. Purpose…
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…
The NDIS Vocational Placement 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…
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Organisation (CCO) Management Capability Project is a 'Workability Qld' Initiative. WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together…
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Existing Workforce Development is a 'Workability Qld' Initiative. WorkAbility Qld is a consortium of three organisations who have worked together since 2015 on strategic…
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…
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,…
The Allied Health Assistants (AHA) Project is delivered by Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect). Aspect is Australia’s largest autism-specific service provider. A not-for-profit organisation, Aspect work in partnership with people of…
The 'Hub & Spoke Model' project was developed and delivered by Anglicare Tasmania. Anglicare Tasmania provides disability services for people across Tasmania. Anglicare Tasmania based this project in the Derwent…
"Get SET, Skills, Employment, Training Program" aims is to tackle the low uptake of Aboriginal people into care work and especially at regional and remote locations across the Northern Territory.…
Nexus Inc. are a Tasmanian based disability service provider. Nexus recognised that the current offering of Cert III in Individual Support (Disability) was not an adequate entry skill set for…
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…
The Work Pathways project was delivered by Workforce IQ. Project scope The aim of this project was to create an interactive Australian vocational job pathways tool by mapping the Year…
The National Skills Trial Program is facilitated by the Brotherhood of St Laurence. The National Youth Employment Body and the Transition to Work National Community of Practice are supporting communities…
Action led by the Health Services Union has led the Fair Work Commission to agree on a number of changes to working practices which will improve the working conditions for…
Jobs Victoria offer a range of Youth Employment Programs which focus on providing young people with experience working in the government, health and community services sectors. Youth Employment Scheme (YES)…
'Work that matters' is a Victorian Government workforce attraction and retention campaign for Victoria’s growing disability sector. The campaign shines a light on disability support work as an attractive option…
The Youth Care Connect (YCC) Program was developed by Regional Development Australia Yorke and Mid North and local employers to provide job seekers with the skills needed to gain employment…
In recent years, significant growth in funded NDIS psychosocial disability supports has resulted in a skills crisis. ermha365 in partnership with Wodonga TAFE & Mental Health Victoria have been funded by the…
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…
'The Allied Health Capability Framework: Disability and Complex Support Needs (Vic)' provides allied health professionals with guidance about working ethically and collaboratively across professions and service systems. With this guidance,…
The Organisational Development Program (ODP) is facilitated through the Western Australian Association of Mental Health. The ODP comprises free tailored and targeted training and workforce development support to community mental…
This pre-employment program is a Western Australian Association for Mental Health Initiative (WAAMH). WAAMH is committed to supporting new workers to come into the community mental health sector. Our pre-employment…
In 2016 the Department of Employment partnered with Uniting Care Australia and the Office of Women to design and implement pre-employment projects to help women into the workforce and fill…
The 'Early Career Program' is a initiative of The Disability Trust. The Disability Trust in the Illawarra region sought to prepare, train and trial potential individual support worker trainees across…
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’…
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) Emerging Leaders Framework is for emerging leaders, their organisations and system leaders. For emerging leaders, it defines who emerging leaders are, offers an…
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Resources can assist organisations and their staff develop more awareness about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. These…
The 'Impact of COVID-19 on Industry Innovation and Need for Skills Report' was produced by National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Innovation can offer a pathway to economic recovery…
The 'Industry’s role in VET governance: using international insights to inform new practices' summary was produced by National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Industry representation and governance in the…
The role of micro-credentials in skilling Australians Report was produced by National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). Short-course training, often referred to as micro-credentials, is being seen as an…
The National Skills Commission undertook an in-depth study into Australia’s care and support sector workforce. In early March 2021, National Skills Commissioner Adam Boyton was tasked by Prime Minister Scott…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Youth Participation 101 training program is a Youth Affairs Council of Victoria initiative. Youth Participation 101 will equip participants with the fundamental theories, strategies and resources to help engage…
CarePlaysVR assists young indigenous people in the Northern Territory to take up sustainable and rewarding careers in the care sector. Using innovative Virtual Reality tools and tailor-made training resources, the…
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…