NDIS Employment Support Fundamentals

Training Provider: This course is a partnership between Disability Employment Australia, genU Training and National Disability Scheme (NDS)

NDIS Fundamentals is designed to enhance provider capability and cultivate a workforce that champions the employment aspirations of people supported by the NDIS.

Providers will gain a holistic understanding of the key stakeholders, co-designing pathways to mainstream employment, the essential resources for employers, and how to promote workplace adjustments and customised roles. By completion, they will be career transition specialists able to effectively support NDIS Participants to achieve mainstream, open employment outcomes.

Co-designed by providers, participants, families, support workers and employers with input from NDIA representatives.
Endorsed by National Disability Services and Disability Employment Australia.
Delivered by genU Training.

Course Structure
NDIS Employment Support Fundamentals includes the following five modules and can be completed online at your own pace in approximately 10 hours.

1. Connecting to your why: Discover the benefits of employment and connect to your why. Identify key stakeholders & allies, and redefine employment.
2. Building a holistic understanding: Learn how to get to know the key allies, and adopt proven techniques in building trust, empathy, and a holistic understanding.
3. Co-designing pathways to work: Review what you have learned, identify the chosen career & barriers to success, explore the ecosystem of support, and co-design the pathways to work including customised employment.
4. Finding and keeping a job: Review your existing networks, prepare for the interview, engage employers and support the person to find their ideal job.
5. Trauma, burnout & self-care: Understand trauma, its prevalence in the population, the profound effects it has on individuals, and the unique challenges faced by people with disabilities. Identify causes of burnout and vicarious trauma and link knowledge to the person-centred approach to servicing.

Upon completion of NDIS Employment Support Fundamentals, you will be awarded a microcredential.

Learning Outcomes
NDIS Employment Support Fundamentals is tailored for supported employment providers, DES and those providing employment assistance. It was created in response to challenges outlined by government and the need to improve the sector through:

• Effective exploration of participants, families, allies and employers.
• Understanding and accessing the full ecosystem of support.
• Establishing diverse pathways that foster the transition towards employment.
• Enhancing the collaboration between NDIS and DES providers.
• Delivering tailored support using principles from customised and supported employment practices.
• Utilizing effective techniques for building rapport and trust with participants.
• Strategically engaging families, allies, and employers to support employment goals.

Course Duration: Self-paced: Each credential takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.

Study Mode: eLearning