NDIS VET Practitioners, Jobs Roadshows, The Human Factor

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WorkAbility QLD is here to help build tomorrow’s NDIS Workforce. Our job is to find ways to grow the workforce, connect the Industry, and highlight remarkable initiatives taking place.

In this edition of WorkAbility E-news we

invite organisations to be part of an Industry-wide conversation about support coordinators
share two new projects aimed to grow the NDIS workforce.

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The WorkAbility Consortium

Join the Review of the Support Coordinators Model

Did you know 156,912 (40%) NDIS participants have support coordination funded in their current plans?

With such a big cohort of people using 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 organisations and the broader community on ways to improve the participant experience.

Be part of this important conversation. To learn more or to make a submission click here. Closing date is Sunday 13 September.

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NDIS Principles and VET Practitioners Leadership Program
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 Programs is currently being delivered via Zoom in real time across six two-hour sessions to forty teachers from Registered Training Organisations (RTO) from July to October.

During the sessions teachers gain contemporary information from expert presenters to support the learning of students entering the community services industry, particularly in relation to the NDIS.

Picture: Karin Swift (left) and Christina Ricci (former Australian Human Rights Commission).

Carbal Support Services building Warwick NDIS Capability

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 Strait Islander peoples with disability and continues to receive new referrals each week.

Julie is working with Carbul Support Services as part of the NTSSS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander NDIS Service Providers Strategy.

Picture: Left to right Samuel Robinson, Kathleen Martin, Teela Hyndes and Sophie Wallace. Absent is Mathew Marshall.

VALUE BOMB

As workforce demands and industries continue to evolve both pre and post COVID-19, the future of jobs and employment continues to be an ongoing topic.

Labour markets are reactive to several things not just a global pandemic, but organisations can be informed and prepared to build a stronger, more skilled workforce.

CSIRO’s Data61 has launched its new National Skills Dashboard. The site provides recent workforce data and shows demand for skills in the Australian labour market.

Using the Human Factor to Attract Future Workforce

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 our sector.

Led by NTSSS project officers at NDS, it launches in Term 1, 2021 in Nambour, Gympie, Townsville and Far North Queensland.

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NDIS Jobs Roadshows coming to You!

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 Ipswich, Logan/ Redlands and Brisbane North, with further events planned for 2021 for Brisbane South, Gympie, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Cairns.

Scroll down to see NDIS and Sector Events for more details.

NDIS AND SECTOR EVENTS

Queensland NDIS events calendar

Stay up to date with upcoming NDIS related events and activities on the Queensland NDIS Events Calendar by visiting t his link.

NDIS Jobs Roadshow - Ipswich

When: Tuesday 29 September, from 1:00pm
Where: Online, Ipswich

The mass online recruitment events will connect job seekers with employers in order to fill a wide range of jobs in the disability sector, ranging from Individual Support Workers to Allied Health Assistants, Nurses and Professionals.

After the Roadshow a speed interview session will take place between employers and candidates to progress further details around specific roles.

Find out more and register here.

NDIS Jobs Roadshow - Logan / Redlands

When: Tuesday 27 October, from 1:00pm
Where: Online, Logan / Redlands

After the Roadshow a speed interview session will take place between employers and candidates to progress further details around specific roles.

Find out more and register here.

NDIS Jobs Roadshow - Brisbane North

When: Tuesday 24 November, from 1:00pm
Where: Online, Brisbane North

After the Roadshow a speed interview session will take place between employers and candidates to progress further details around specific roles.

Find out more and register here.

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