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Victoria’s workforce plan for the NDIS

Keeping Our Sector Strong is our $26 million workforce plan for the NDIS to provide disability workers an opportunity to grow their skills and be eligible for more roles.

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The complete workforce plan

Find the online workforce plan for the NDIS or download the PDF below:

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Keeping our sector strong: Victoria’s workforce plan for the NDIS

Our plan is giving disability services staff the knowledge and skills they need to:

The workforce plan is delivering 16 projects that contribute to 4 objectives:

Our projects are organised under 9 priorities.

Priority 1: Understanding workforce needs

NDIS Workforce Data Strategy

We’re using data to build a comprehensive picture of the Victorian disability workforce and how it’s changing over time.

Longitudinal Workforce Research Project

We’re surveying the Victorian disability workforce to understand their experience of transition to the NDIS and support them better.

We want to hear from as many Victorian disability workers about their experience working in the NDIS. Let the Victorian Government know what matters most to you about your work.

NDIS workforce longitudinal research study

We undertook a study of the Victorian disability workforce to understand their experience of transition to the NDIS and to support them better.

Priority 2: Supporting regions to be NDIS-ready

NDIS Regional Readiness Fund

Disability Workforce Connectors will work with rural and regional communities to:

We’ve also provided $1.3m of grants to support these initiatives.

Victorian Regional Readiness Fund

The Victorian Government provided $1.3 million in grants to support regional organisations to develop local responses to NDIS workforce challenges.

Priority 3: Supporting staff through transition

NDIS Learning and Development Program

We’re helping disability services staff to develop the knowledge and skills they need to thrive under the NDIS. We’ve developed:

  1. a capability self-assessment tool
  2. a learning and development program
  3. an online workforce readiness portal

Register and access the Get NDIS Ready learning portal.

Priority 4: Targeting quality training

Qualifications Review

We worked with stakeholders in 2017 and 2018, to review the:

To make these courses more relevant to the new demands of the NDIS, we’ve:

Professional development for VET trainers and assessors

In 2017-18, we researched the needs of training providers who prepare students to work in the NDIS context.

To help these trainers and assessors we’re delivering:

Find out more at the VET Development Centre.

Innovative approaches to work placements

In partnership with disability service providers and training organisations, we are:

Priority 5: Achieving excellence in research and education

Future Social Services Institute

The workforce plan invests $2.6 million in the Future Social Service Institute (FSSI) to:

FSSI is a unique collaboration between the Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS), RMIT University and the Victorian Government.

Our partnership supports career entrants, the existing disability workforce and research candidates.

Key achievements of FSSI include:

Priority 6: Promoting best practice support

Promoting collaborative practice across service systems

The workforce plan includes 4 projects that support the NDIS and mainstream service systems to work together:

These projects support people with complex needs who are often most vulnerable.

The Commonwealth funded these projects through its Sector Development Fund (replaced by the Jobs and Market Fund).

Working together with mainstream services

The Victorian Government has delivered projects to support the NDIS and mainstream services to work together.

Promoting best practice behaviour support

The aim of this project is to reduce the use of restrictive practices and promote positive behaviour support.

We’re working with disability service providers to:

This project is being implemented in partnership between RMIT, National Disability Services (NDS) and the Victorian Government. It’s due for completion in September 2019.

Priority 7: Building allied health capacity

Promoting greater use of the assistant workforce

We are building the capacity of the allied health system to meet community need by:

Access the e-learning resources or download the Supervision and delegation framework for allied health assistants and the support workforce in disability.

Allied health capability framework: disability and complex support needs

We are building the capability of allied health professionals to provide high-quality, person-centred supports that promote choice and control for people with disability and complex support needs.

Download the Allied health capability framework: disability and complex support needs

Free tools and training resources are available to help implement the Framework via My Allied Health Space. These resources will:

For more information visit the My Allied Health Space website.

Priority 8: Promoting the sector

Careers in the disability sector

We are funding job fairs, workshops and career expos to promote careers in disability.

Visit Victorian Skills Gateway for information on courses and occupations in demand.

Here’s a video featuring Jack, a disability support worker, talking about his rewarding career.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xb4ElZqit8k?autoplay=0&start=0&rel=0

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Promoting and engaging the sector

In response to what you told us in the longitudinal study, we are improving the way we communicate via:

Priority 9: Measuring our progress

Evaluation

Over 3 years, an independent consultant is evaluating our workforce plan to:

Keeping our sector strong: Victoria’s workforce plan for the NDIS

Victoria’s $26 million investment in disability workforce development, training and skills initiatives.

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Updated 6 June 2022

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