NDIS Readiness Toolkit and workshops

Register now for NDIS Readiness Toolkit and workshops

NDS is pleased to announce the imminent release of the NDIS
Organisational Readiness Toolkit to all ACT community services
providing, or proposing to provide, disability services. Workshops on
use of the toolkit will be held in February and March, with registration
for the first of these closing on 7 February 2014.

Building on work in NSW under the NSW Industry Development Fund and
enabled by a National Disability Insurance Agency Sector Development
Grant, the Toolkit applies respected and validated business development
approaches to help you to prepare your organisation for the NDIS. See
the registration form ( https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/qpt2q66 ) for
full detail of toolkit content.

The toolkit and associated consultancy support will build on and
complement the business development or transition activities your
organisation has already undertaken, or has planned. It will assist you
to gain a deeper and more detailed analysis of your organisation's
strengths and challenges in preparing for the NDIS.

Organisations that complete and return the NDIS Organisational Readiness
Toolkit will also be eligible to:

* receive a Benchmark Report comparing their readiness to
that of like organisations (data provided will be kept securely, not
used for any other purpose and not provided to any other party other
than in aggregated form);
* apply for up to three days of free business coaching and
support from an experienced NDS sector support consultant; and
* apply for future ACT Sector Development Funding or
resources packages targeting enhanced NDIS business and governance
development.

Please note: community organisations wanting to secure further
Australian/ACT Government transition support funding will need to have
completed and submitted their NDIS Readiness Toolkit, or demonstrate
planning as identified in priority areas in the Toolkit. Further details
about supports for ACT providers will be available in March 2014.

Introductory workshops will be held in February and March 2014 for Chief
Executive Officers (or those reporting directly to them) of ACT
community organisations and ACT-funded bodies that provide, or are
proposing to provide, services in the ACT to NDIS eligible people with
disabilities, including psychosocial disability.

Mental health/psychosocial disability providers new to the NDIS and
organisational readiness are asked to identify themselves so toolkit
support can be tailored to your organisational needs.

For workshop dates, times and venue, please see the registration form (
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/qpt2q66 ). You will need to register by 7
February for 12 February workshops and by 28 February for the March
workshops. This information is also at www.nds.org.au .

Contact Information:
Stephen Fox, Manager, NDS ACT, Ph 02 6283 3217, stephen.fox@nds.org.au .