NDIS capacity building funds are not being used effectively The NDIS has a category of funding called “Capacity Building”. It’s designed for “development and training to increase your skills so you can participate in community, social and recreational activities.” Now interestingly enough, only 59% of those capacity building funds are Read more…
What is induction? Induction is the process of getting new staff acquainted with their working environment so that they can become a valuable team member quickly. It isn’t ALL the training a person might need though. Be careful not to end up with information overload for the person in their Read more…
If you’ve developed a big fat training folder for your support staff to help them to better support your family member then that’s awesome. Some training sure is better than no training! So well done you! But there are a few inherent problems with big fat training folders and here Read more…
Your support staff may have some qualifications and experience in disability support, but they won’t know your family member. Here are some ideas for what training you might need to create for your staff to help them provide support that is specific to your family member. How to turn up Read more…
Tip #1 You don’t need any special equipment – just a smart phone with a video camera. Tip #2 Encourage staff to film things as they do them. Help them to develop a mindset of creating training for future staff. Tip #3 Do a rough and ready plan of what Read more…
Tip #1 The big fat training folder doesn’t work If you have created a training manual for your staff well done! That’s way better than nothing! But there are some problems with that big fat training folder. Firstly its not easily accessible. If your staff member is out and about Read more…
The goal of induction training is to help the new staff member to understand the key systems and procedures they will need to follow and give them a sense of belonging in the team. Some of the key areas to include are: How to turn up to work on time Read more…