RANIARANIA Academy

Understanding the NDIS: How It Works

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.

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

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 preview15 min
Who runs and regulates the NDIS15 min
How the NDIS Works for a Participant
Becoming a participant and planning15 min
Plans, budgets and how funding is managed15 min
Providers, Workers and Choice
Providers, workers and quality15 min
Choice and control in everyday practice15 min
The NDIS Today and Your Part
The changing NDIS and reforms15 min
Being a great NDIS support worker15 min