RANIARANIA Academy

Understanding NDIS Plans & Supports

Learn how NDIS plans and funding actually work, so you can help participants get the most from them. Through in-depth video lessons, worked scenarios, common-mistake breakdowns, hands-on exercises and real case studies, you'll master how a plan is built around goals, what "reasonable and necessary" means, the Core, Capacity Building and Capital budgets, the three ways plans are managed, service agreements, support coordination, and how plans change over time.

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What an NDIS plan is — free to watch, no account needed.

NDIS & Disability Support BEGINNER · 120 min · Certificate on completion · 3 CPD points

What you'll learn

  • Understand how an NDIS plan is built around a person's goals and what it contains
  • Explain what "reasonable and necessary" means and how it shapes funding
  • Describe the Core, Capacity Building and Capital budgets and what each funds
  • Understand self-managed, plan-managed and NDIA-managed plans and how funds are used
  • Help participants use their plans well through service agreements, coordination and reviews

Syllabus

The Plan and Its Goals
What an NDIS plan isFree preview15 min
Goals and reasonable and necessary15 min
The Three Budgets
Core supports15 min
Capacity Building and Capital supports15 min
Managing and Using the Plan
How plans are managed15 min
Using the plan in practice15 min
Plans Over Time and Your Role
Plan reviews and changes over time15 min
Helping people get the most from their plan15 min