1. Supporting NDIS transition:
Disability Sector Skills and Employment Development Project Overview
Alex Reid
Deputy Chief Executive
Department of State Development

2. National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Overview of NDIS
A fundamental reform to disability care, shifting purchasing control to the client
Since 2013 the NDIS has been trialled for children in South Australia
New participants, particularly adults, will enter the NDIS progressively starting in January 2017 and over 2018

3. NDIS transition arrangements
Phases
January 2017: people aged 15-17
July 2017: Barossa; Light and Lower North; Playford; Salisbury; Port Adelaide-Enfield (East)
October 2017: Tea Tree Gully; Limestone Coast; Murray and Mallee
January 2018: Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island; Southern Adelaide; Eyre and Western; Far North; Yorke and Mid-North
April 2018: Adelaide Hills; Eastern Adelaide; Western Adelaide

4. NDIS transition arrangements
State Government services transition
Some disability services will gradually move to non-government management over next few years
Services for adults and children that will gradually transfer include community support, therapy, community nursing and equipment. Timing will depend on the service and Government satisfaction that clients will continue to receive quality services
Domiciliary Care services will be moved to non-government management by June 2018

5. Estimated value of NDIS supports
Service region ($m) ($m) ($m) Adelaide Hills Barossa, Light and Lower North Eastern Adelaide Eyre and Western Far North Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island Limestone Coast Murray and Mallee Northern Adelaide Southern Adelaide Western Adelaide Yorke and Mid North
Statewide
: $180 million
: $540 million
: $1,520 million
Estimates by service region have been rounded to the nearest $10 million
SA MPS (June 2016)
NDIA Market Position Statement SA (2016)

6. NDIS challenges Total workforce need
The South Australian Government is supporting South Australia’s phased transition to the NDIS and the impending workforce needs
State-wide workforce required to service additional demand from Scheme is estimated to grow from between 5,650 and 6,900 current workers to between 10,250 and 12,550 full-time equivalent (FTE) workers by 2019
An average workforce growth of approximately 82% is required by full Scheme
NDIA Market Position Statement SA (2016)

7. Workforce supply and demand
Current FTE Estimated FTE Adelaide Hills Barossa, Light and Lower North Eastern Adelaide Eyre and Western Far North Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island Limestone Coast Murray and Mallee Northern Adelaide 1,450-1,750 2,900-3,500 Southern Adelaide 1,550-1,900 2,150-2,650 Western Adelaide ,350-1,700 Yorke and Mid North
The estimated workforce required is by the end of
Not accounting for PT and casual jobs (KPMG: 10,000 to 15,000 individuals to deliver services)
NDIA Market Position Statement SA (2016)

8. Employment opportunities
Disability sector roles
Direct support and allied health
Management and administration
Marketing and PR
Human resources and Workplace and Health Safety
Transport
Other business opportunities
Assistance with daily life, including supported independent living, accounts for around 69% of all services
Management and admin: workplace readiness, portal, financial services
Marketing and PR: e.g. events, fundraising
HR and WHS: staff rostering, quality but also assistance to find and keep a job
Transport to access daily activities, between 3-4% of committed funding
Opportunities not traditionally associated with disability sector: ICT, fitness/sport, trades and builders
National Disability Services (2016)

9. Disability Sector Skills and Employment Development Project
Overview
Activities aimed at helping to secure a sufficient and diverse workforce supply as South Australia moves towards full NDIS delivery
Designed to complement and respond to the emerging workforce skills and employment demand in the disability sector over the next two years ( and )

10. Disability Sector Skills and Employment Development Project
Funding + delivery
Cabinet Allocation in January 2016 through the Northern Economic Plan
Additional funding successful from Commonwealth’s Sector Development Fund
Total project value is over $9m from all sources
Delivery over and

11. Disability Sector Skills and Employment Development Project
Key points—project streams
Project elements are delivered across three broad activity streams:
Supporting new workers
Supporting existing workers
Supporting enterprise development
Supporting new workers: employment programs, career services, and skills development for job seekers wanting to work in the disability sector, including allied health care graduates
Supporting existing workers: upskilling through accredited and non-accredited training as required by employers transitioning to the NDIS
Supporting enterprise development: supporting new businesses to build readiness and establish themselves to deliver services under the NDIS

12. Disability Sector Skills and Employment Development Project
Key points—project elements
Workforce development projects
Over 660 job seekers supported to build their skills and connect with job opportunities in the disability sector
Over 350 existing workers supported to up- skill and cross-skill to build the capacity of the disability sector workforce
Workforce development projects, including Jobs First, will be used to bring together these three elements through an industry designed brief.
Projects meet the needs of employers who have identified job opportunities while addressing the learning and support needs of participants.
To do this, projects comprise combinations of:
Subsidised accredited training in vocational education qualifications required by employers for new and upskilling existing workers
Non-accredited training
Workforce readiness supports for individuals wanting to enter or transition to work in the disability sector (new entrants), such as mentoring, case management, work placements / tasters

13. Disability Sector Skills and Employment Development Project
Key points—project elements
2. Allied health graduate pathways
More than 100 allied health students supported to undertake a clinical placement in the disability sector
Graduate pathways developed to employment opportunities where demand is greatest / unmet from the NDIS
2017 intake focuses on students studying speech pathology at Flinders University and occupational therapy at UniSA

14. Disability Sector Skills and Employment Development Project
Key points—project elements
3. Enhanced Career Services
3,000 individuals receive career services that support them to access suitable skilling and job opportunities in the disability sector
Professional development for career practitioners

15. Disability Sector Skills and Employment Development Project
Key points—project elements
4. Enterprise development
More than 50 new and existing enterprises supported to develop their workforce in readiness and /or to transition for full Scheme participation through diagnostic tools and action planning complemented by workshops and 1:1 supports

16. Disability Sector Skills and Employment Development Project
Key points—Implementation
DSD is working to a flexible and responsive operational approach for implementation to meet demand trends as they emerge
Future project activity is being identified and planned on an ongoing basis, in consultation with the disability sector and local stakeholders

17. Disability Sector Skills and Employment Development Project
Questions to consider
What are the supply-side opportunities for meeting expected NDIS demand?
Demand for services
e.g. support for existing providers and new providers looking to deliver through NDIS
Workforce demand
e.g. connecting employers with job seekers, connecting job seekers with jobs

18. NDIS transition arrangements