Are you an NDIS Provider or providing NDIS type supports? Tell Us About Your Induction! WorkAbility Qld is looking for organisations to take part in a survey now and help contribute to the development of a pilot project – new Common Induction for NDIS Workers Micro-Credential. Your responses will help identify the most common elements […]
Now is the time to help upskill your up-and-coming workforce and young leaders! Young people and job seekers are being supported by TAFE QLD to gain new skills in 2021 through the Government’s latest JobTrainer package. The funding initiative aims to aid economic recovery following COVID-19 and is an excellent opportunity for job seekers to […]
An exciting new WorkAbility program is being launching in selected Queensland schools this term to draw Year 11 and 12 students to the disability sector. Called The Human Factor, the Disability Workforce Pathway Program is a project initiative under the NTSSS Project funded by the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DESBT) to deliver […]
Know any budding leaders? WorkAbility Qld and consortium member QCOSS are delivering an initiative for emerging talent in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Health Organisations. The Diploma of Leadership and Management is being funded by the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training and aims to develop managers and supervisors as significant roles […]
Queensland Community Services Industry workers are now eligible to accrue long service leave benefits based on their service to the industry, not the length of time with their employer. The Portable Long Service Leave Scheme (PLSL) was launched by QLeave on 1 January 2021. Employers must register with the scheme and record service for their […]
WorkAbility Qld and TAFE Queensland are partnering again to deliver a second NDIS Principles and VET Practitioners Leadership Program in February. The initiative is continuing following the overwhelming success of its launch program last year. Expressions of interest are welcome now to vocational practitioners and teachers across Queensland who deliver qualifications relevant to the National […]
Workability Qld is proud to offer a three-day NDS Supports Coordination Training Course in partnership with The Growing Space in February 2021. The course is for people working with disability service organisations, sole traders or people working independently and people providing support coordination / and or specialist support coordination. This course offers an intense focus […]
Did you know 83,292 participants have entered the NDIS Scheme since July 2013 and currently reside in Queensland? Of these, this quarter: • 16,860 plans have been reviewed • 5,274 have entered the Scheme • 608 (11.5%) identified as Indigenous, taking the total number of Indigenous participants in Queensland to 7,151 (9.1%). • 338 (6.4%) […]
Great news for employers! The Federal Government recently announced it will subsidise half the wages of new apprentices and trainees. The measure commenced in October as part of a COVID-19 economic recovery plan and is designed to support employers to engage more apprentices and trainees. The subsidy, Under the Boosting Apprenticeship Commencements (BAC) scheme, supports […]
WorkAbility Qld is delivering several local-level projects in Far North Queensland. As a result project team members met with the Cairns-based Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (DEBST) in November. The Project Team showcased some of the initiatives taking place in the Far North Queensland region to boost the NDIS Workforce as part of […]
