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News update
22/06/2017

Parliament debates NDIS Quality and Safeguards legislation

A Bill to establish the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission is being debated in Federal Parliament.
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One Day Seminar

Loddon NDIS Implementation Workshop 1: Payment & Assurance and Reporting & Outcome Recording

NDS invites disability service providers operating in the Loddon region to the first Loddon NDIS Implementation Workshop: Payment and Assurance and Reporting & Outcome Recording.
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One Day Seminar

NEMA Quarterly Meeting

This meeting has been designed to provide organisations with the most current news and developments concerning the NDIS transition in NEMA.
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Resources

2018 DES Reforms Briefing with Kerrie Langford

The DES Reforms Briefing webinar with Kerrie Langford discusses the key features of the DES paper that was released last week.
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Training Course (short)

Are You Workforce Ready?

In partnership with Workplace Plus, NDS has developed a training module that supports service providers to understand the overarching principles of workforce planning and capacity building.
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News update
22/06/2017

Senator Hanson has missed the point

NDS is deeply concerned by Senator Pauline Hanson's comments in Parliament regarding children with autism in mainstream schools.
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News update
21/06/2017

SES Award review variations proposed at FWC Directions Hearing

The Fair Work Commission held a Directions Hearing this week to progress the Supported Employment Services Award review.
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News update
21/06/2017

NSW Budget - NDS welcomes continued investment in disability services

The 2017-18 NSW budget sees continued investment as NSW citizens enter the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
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News update
21/06/2017

Contractual framework for NGO occupants of ADHC owned group homes draft released

ADHC has released a draft contractual framework that will apply to NGO providers who operate out of NSW Government owned group homes held under Deed of Licence.
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Resources

Not-for-profits and the NDIS: Toolkit for directors

This toolkit is structured around the domains of business operations for directors of not-for-profits navigating the NDIS.
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News update
20/06/2017

NDS WA Conference Early Bird registrations open

Registrations for the NDS WA Conference 2017 'Turning Plans into Outcomes' are now open. The conference will be held on 11 and 12 September 2017 at Crown Perth.
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Training Course (short)

Costing and Pricing in a NDIS Environment - Queensland

This one-day seminar is designed to introduce finance and managerial staff within a not-for-profit (NFP) association or company to the basic concepts of finance within the new environment of the NDIS.
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Training Course (short)

Effective Employer Engagement Workshops

This interactive, one-day workshop will help your team develop and maintain a more systematic and successful approach to employer engagement. 
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One Day Seminar

Costing and Pricing in the NDIS Environment

This one-day seminar is designed to introduce finance and managerial staff within a not-for-profit (NFP) association or company to the basic concepts of finance within the new environment of the NDIS.

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Zero Tolerance

Zero Tolerance is an initiative led by National Disability Services in partnership with the disability sector.

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Workforce Wizard

A planning and profiling tool which gives you up-to-date workforce information by industry, occupation and region.

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NDIS Provider toolkit

A set of self-assessment exercises that focus on business practice required under the NDIS.

Initiatives

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