Following the rollout of the NDIS at the Sunshine Coast, TAFE Queensland reports local enrolments in the Certificate III in Individual Support (Disability) have more than doubled over the last year. TAFE Queensland Centre Director for Community Services, Health and Support, Robyn Littlejohn, says the qualification has proven so popular they are opening another intake […]

Errol Rafter knew little about the workforce growth projections for the NDIS twelve months ago, and had never thought about working within the system as a sole trader. He says he had no idea of the direction he was headed in. Fast-forward to today and demand for his new niche service, Fraser Coast Time Out, […]

Job Queensland’s Future of Work project wants to hear from people in industry, business, community, education and training to gain Queensland-specific insight firsthand. The consultations follow the release of The Future of Work in Queensland to 2030 – Evolution or revolution? report and supporting literature review which can be found here. Community consultations will be held throughout […]

Every year the best in our state are recognised in the Queensland Training Awards, whether they are students, trainers, employers or apprentices. Nominations are now open for 14 different categories, with seven individual and four organisational categories contested at regional levels. You can identify the region you need to nominate in, see previous examples of […]

Departmental figures show employment of aged and disabled carers has increased 36 per cent over the past five years, well outstripping the general, all occupations rate of 10 per cent. When looking for employees, first aid and communication skills sit at the top of a list of requirements that span both employability and specialised skill […]

Advice for employers on what you can and cannot ask in interviews is available from the Human Rights Commission in their step-by-step guide to preventing discrimination in recruitment. The site includes tips for employers with position descriptions, through to advertising and making job offers, as well as examples of potentially discriminatory interview questions. Want more? For […]

National Disability Services is calling for papers to be submitted for their two-day national conference, Disability at Work 2019 – More than Just a Job.  The two-day national conference, aimed at employment services, will be held in Adelaide on 20 and 21 June 2019 and will look at innovative ways to engage people with disability […]

Share NDIS experiences and hear updates with National Disability Services (NDS). The NDS Queensland State Committee invites service providers of Brisbane North, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane South and Cairns regions to discuss experiences around the NDIS, ask top-of-mind questions, and hear the latest information. Committee members hold a range of experience covering various regions and service […]

A new Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) grant round was released by the NDIS on 15 February 2019 to boost economic participation for people with disability. This grant round is open to all disability sector employers, employment agencies, organisations, and training providers. $19.9 million is available in the round, and the grant is an […]