NDS Workforce Essentials
- Disability Support

Course Overview
NDS and etrainu have partnered to bring together a comprehensive training library focused on building the capability of disability services providers to meet their obligations under the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission while delivering high-quality, safe supports that people with disability should expect.
Organisations and individuals are invited to access this content under a flexible and cost-effective licensing agreement, offering service providers an affordable solution to sourcing and deploying online training for staff who support NDIS participants.
Covering a range of topics and with over 70+ NDIS training modules and assets, the Workforce Essentials eLibrary offers relevant and current eLearning to equip support workers with the skills and knowledge they need to confidently fulfill their roles.
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the NDIS Practice Standards and your role and responsibilities under them
- Be aware of the different types of disability and current support models, including person-centered care
- Recognise the different demands of a disability support worker, from support to financial management
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NDS Workforce Essentials Course List
- Bullying Awareness for Senior Managers
- Bullying Awareness for Workers
- Disability Induction
- Food Safety for Disability Support Workers
- Human Rights and You - Zero Tolerance
- Human Rights Resources
- Impairment in the Disability Sector
- Infection Control for Disability Support Workers
- Managing Stress and Building Resilience
- Manual Handling for Disability Support Workers
- Manual Handling Resources
- Orientation for External Support Workers in Tertiary Settings
- Professional Boundaries
- Risk ManagementSlips, Trips and Falls Awareness Training for the Disability Sector
- Understanding Abuse - Zero Tolerance
- Working with People with Disability
- Adapting to the NDIS
- Business Writing Skills
- Coaching The Coach
- Communication Skills
- Dealing with Complaints and Difficult Customers
- Effective Record Writing
- Emergency and Disaster Management
- First-Response Evacuation Instruction
- Incident Reporting
- Managing Change and Communication
- Reliable Record-Keeping Webinars
- Resolving Conflict
- Safeguarding for Boards
- Sustainable Service under NDIS
- The Science and Art of Realising Human Potential
- Foundations of Positive Behaviour Support
- NDIS Financial Management: Cost Attribution
- NDIS Simple Financial Management
- Participation Project - Resources
- Person-Centred Practice Across Cultures - Resources
- Positive Behaviour Support
- Recognising Restrictive Practices
- Supported Decision-Making
- Supported Decision-Making (Resource)
- Understanding Care Plans
- Support Coordination 101
- Child Safe Standards (Victoria)
- Child Safe Standards (National)
- Cough Etiquette
- COVID-19: What It Is & How to Prevent Its Spread
- Hand Hygiene
- Leading Work Health & Safety in the Disability Sector
- Management of Waste
- Introduction to Mealtime Management
- Medication Management
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Positive Cultures Films
- Trauma Informed Support Films
Business Licence Inclusions
A business licence allows admins to have more functionality, including:
- Bulk enrolment of staff
- Progress reporting on completion rates and more
- Access to the Skills Passport