Following the release of six regional NDIS Workforce Research Reports and the pending release of the State wide report, a second phase of project work is set to commence in coming months. Phase Two of the NDIS Workforce Research Project will focus on producing a further State wide report and a set of action research […]

As the country emerges from COVID-19, demand for skilled workers in human services care occupations is expected to increase by more than 100,000 employees in the next five years. In response to the pandemic, the Department of Education Skills and Employment (DESE) and Human Services Skills Organisation (HSSO) has developed a new Entry into Care […]

Human rights are important knowledge that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with disabilities, their families, and communities, need to know and use in everyday life. First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) have developed a culturally safe ‘Know your Human Rights’ training workshop to empower community to understand how to use this knowledge and […]

WorkAbility welcomes Tannia Lancaster as its new project officer for the NDIS Common Induction Micro Credential project. The project is an initiative that will see a positive outcome for the NDIS community services industry especially for participants and their support workers, carers and family. Based in Cairns, Tannia brings more than 25 years’ experience in […]

It is estimated that there are 36,000 new workers needed for the Queensland disability sector. As part of the NTSSS Growing the NDIS Workforce Strategy, hundreds of employers and employees will be linking up online across the state to fill prospective jobs as part of new Jobs Roadshows. Jobs Roadshows will take place online in […]

A new WorkAbility program under NTSSS called The Human Factor, is being launched in selected Queensland state high schools to draw Year 11 and 12 students to the sector. The Human Factor Disability Workforce Pathway Program is funded by the Department of Education Small Business and Training (DESBT) to deliver vocational training in schools for […]

NTSSS Project Officer Julie Allen visited Carbal Support Services in Warwick as it grows its NDIS services. The Carbal Support Services’ NDIS Department has grown from two staff to a team of five over the past year, and now supports 16 NDIS participants. The team provides client-focused and culturally appropriate support for Aboriginal and Torres […]

WorkAbility Qld and TAFE Queensland are partnering to deliver a new program initiative to vocational practitioners and teachers across Queensland who deliver qualifications relevant to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The first the NDIS Principles and VET Practitioner’s Leadership Program is currently being delivered via Zoom in real time across six two-hour sessions to […]

Did you know 156,912 (40%) NDIS participants have support coordination funded in their current plans? With such a big cohort of people utilising this essential part of their service the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is proposing a review regarding the current service model to support coordination. The NDIA invites feedback from participants, providers, representative […]