<p>Round 2 – NDIS Provider Forums 24th May to 3rd June, 2016 NDS Update Slide 1: Federal Budget Update NDIS Related</p><p>• $2.1bn has been set aside for the NDIS Savings Fund</p><p>• Following a growth in NDIA staffing resources these will reduce from 2018- 2019</p><p>Australian Disability Enterprises</p><p>• Three year extension of wage supplementation for ADE’s </p><p>Children and Young People</p><p>• 118 million for students with a disability targeted to schools and students needing most support</p><p>• Funding committed to Youth Jobs Prepare-Trial-Hire (PaTH) program however not all aspects available to DES participants Slide 2: Modern Award Review • ACTU is calling for a 4 hour minimum engagement for casual workers </p><p> o NDS believes that this is unsustainable in an NDIS environment and should reflect current Home Care provisions</p><p>• Clarification on ‘regularity of part time work’ clause</p><p> o Clause can be interpreted narrowly i.e. hours must be set in contract or broadly which allows for reasonable predictability with some flexibility</p><p>Fair Work Commission website Slide 3: SCHADS Award Review • Sleepover and broken shift arrangements able to be negotiated with workers</p><p>• Span of ordinary hours and averaging periods be extended beyond 4 weeks • Distinguish between physical recall to work and other ‘recall to work’ (e.g.: telephone support) </p><p>• Extend current Home Care client cancellation and 24 hour support provisions to disability workers</p><p>• Review current classifications to better reflect the nature of disability work</p><p>Caroline Alcorso, National Manager Workforce Development, 02 9256 3180, [email protected] Slide 4: Community Participation Price Review • NDIA to gather independent data to test RCM assumptions</p><p>• Adjustments to 1:1 prices required immediately</p><p>• Prices need to reflect the cost of providing a centre</p><p>• Price mechanisms for group based support be developed in collaboration with NDS and the sector</p><p>• The changing nature of individual support needs across a day/activity be recognised in pricing and planning</p><p>NDIS website Slide 5: Supported Independent Living Pricing • Prices to be fully indexed</p><p>• Prices for short term assistance in a group residence be differentiated and reviewed</p><p>• More consultation required regarding complexity</p><p>More information on NDIS website Slide 6: Specialist Disability Accommodation • Provides a range of benchmarking prices reflecting nature of building and age of building, location </p><p>• Acknowledges the need for a smooth transition and the importance of existing stock but includes incentives for new </p><p>• Allows for other payments to be made where appropriate</p><p>• The need for case by case funding also recognised </p><p>• Some provision to support vacancy management More information on NDIS website Slide 7: Specialist Disability Accommodation • Clarification of the rules governing SDA ownership and support provision. </p><p>• Clarification regarding whether SDA funding is determined by the characteristics of the participant, the dwelling or both</p><p>• Identified types of accommodation be expanded </p><p>• Further work on design concepts required</p><p>• Arrangements for non conforming legacy accommodation and continuity of support arrangements</p><p>• Ensuring that the registration process is relatively simple.</p><p> http ://www.ndis.gov.au/news/release-sda-policy-framework Slide 8: Information, Linkages and Capacity Building • ILC should enhance existing map of ILC-type services</p><p>• Flexible approaches that respond to local conditions should be maintained</p><p>• Outcomes data collection processes should not create administrative burden for providers</p><p>• NDIA should fund research into how social capital can be grown within context of NDIS</p><p>More information on NDIS website [email protected] NDS Sector Support Slide 1: Sector Support</p><p>Workshops/Events The Essentials Briefing 1st August Sydney, 3rd August ACT</p><p>Leadership and Knowledge in a Complex World 17th June 2016 Sydney</p><p>WH&S –Manual Handling Coaching Training 16th and 17th June (Western Sydney) </p><p>NDS website </p><p>Online Supports ImproveIT-4NDIS www.improveit4ndis.org.au Disability Induction Program</p><p>Person Centred Management Resources</p><p>NDS resources Slide 2: Four practical things to do now 1. Identify when your clients are likely to transition – use the ADHC MDS codes and postcode search function available on NDIS NSW website</p><p>2. Ensure that your clients understand the supports that they are currently receiving from you</p><p>3. Map your programs against the supports funded by the NDIS </p><p>4. Develop a process to implement participant plans including developing an individual service agreement. A model agreement is available </p><p>NDIS website Slide 3: Future Forums Round three dates and locations for NDIS Provider Readiness </p><p>Date Location 23 August Tamworth 24 August Gosford 25 August Queanbeyan 26 August Campbelltown 29 August Batemans Bay 30 August Penrith 31 August Taree 1 September Blacktown 2 September Hornsby</p><p>Round four dates and locations for NDIS Provider Readiness Forums: </p><p>Date Location 25 October Parramatta 26 October Wagga 27 October Lismore 28 October Sutherland 31 October Broken Hill 1 November Port Macquarie 2 November Wollongong 3 November Dubbo Slide 4: NDS Contacts</p><p>NDS Sector Support Phone number and email Where they work Consultant Karen Stace 0409 948 530 Hunter, Lower New [email protected] England, Lower North Coast, Central Coast, Northern Sydney John Carrigan 0448 325 356 Western NSW, [email protected] Murrumbidgee, Far West, Nepean Blue Mountains Joanne McLean 0405 031 911 Mid North Coast, Northern [email protected] NSW, Upper New u England Sarah Morgan 0425 202 458 Illawarra Shoalhaven, [email protected] Southern NSW, Western Sydney, Northern Sydney and Sydney</p><p>Slide 5: Thank You Contact Karen Stace</p><p>[email protected]</p>