Employment and Financial Security

1

Continue to work collaboratively with the Commonwealth Government and the National Disability Insurance Agency to develop strategies to support a diverse disability workforce, including within regional South Australia.

• Completion of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) workforce development project to increase the disability workforce in South Australia.

• Participate in the NDIS review of pricing, markets and compliance, and in the development of an NDIS Workforce Strategy to ensure the needs of South Australians with disability are represented.

• Increase in disability workforce numbers.

• Social Inclusion

• 2020 to 2024 Disability Access and Inclusion Plan  |  Action 9.1

• Inclusive SA   |  Action 4

2

Link with Commonwealth Government work to evaluate the Volunteer Management Activity (VMA) model and develop a Performance Management Framework to ensure access to volunteering opportunities.

• DHS will continue to engage with the Commonwealth Government and states and territories on national volunteering objectives.

• DHS will contribute to the VMA review and Performance Management Framework, ensuring it represents the needs and interests of South Australia’s volunteering community.

• Promote awareness of existing initiatives that support organisations to be more inclusive of volunteers with disability.

• Social Inclusion

• 2020 to 2024 Disability Access and Inclusion Plan  |  Action 11.1

• TAP   |  Action 2.2

3

Increase employment opportunities and improve access to workplace supports for people with disability.