Get a clear, practical grounding in the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Through in-depth video lessons, worked scenarios, common-misconception breakdowns, hands-on exercises and real case studies, you'll learn what the NDIS is and why it exists, who runs and regulates it, how a person becomes a participant and gets a plan, how funding and supports work, the role of providers and workers, and where the scheme is heading — the essential map every disability support worker needs.
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What the NDIS is and why it exists — free to watch, no account needed.
What you'll learn
- Understand what the NDIS is, why it exists, and the principle of choice and control
- Know who runs and regulates the scheme — the NDIA and the Quality and Safeguards Commission
- Explain how a person accesses the NDIS, gets a plan, and what "reasonable and necessary" means
- Describe plan budgets and management types, and the role of providers and workers
- Understand the current reforms and how to work well as a support worker within the scheme
Syllabus
What the NDIS Is
What the NDIS is and why it existsFree preview
Who runs and regulates the NDIS
How the NDIS Works for a Participant
Becoming a participant and planning
Plans, budgets and how funding is managed
Providers, Workers and Choice
Providers, workers and quality
Choice and control in everyday practice
The NDIS Today and Your Part
The changing NDIS and reforms
Being a great NDIS support worker