Providers slam government’s NDIS workforce strategy

Published 28th March 2019

Australia’s peak disability services body is deeply disappointed with the federal government’s plan to grow the National Disability Insurance Scheme workforce, arguing much of the strategy is just a rehash of old news.

National Disability Services has been calling for a National Workforce Strategy for the NDIS since 2013, but said the government’s strategy released last weekend contained only a few things that would help develop the NDIS workforce.

The Morrison government’s workforce strategy aims to fill the need for around 90,000 full-time disability workers to meet NDIS demand over the next five years.

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Source:
Luke Michael, 2019, Probono Australia (https://probonoaustralia.com.au/)