Courses

The Disability Induction Program prepares people to work in the disability sector by introducing them to and encouraging a person-centred approach. The tools within the program explain and demonstrate the need and practicalities of placing the person with disability at the centre of all decision-making and operational activities.

The must-have eLearning solution for workers supporting people with disability. With relevant disability awareness training aligned to the NDIS Practice Standards and Quality Indicators, have the confidence to train your staff from anywhere.

This microcredential is designed for support workers to develop the essential knowledge and skills to assist participants with high intensity daily personal activity (HIDPA) support for dysphagia. This includes assisting with the safe ingesting of food, beverages and medicines and understanding the use of a texture-modified diet and consistency modified fluids. The program will also discuss recognising and taking appropriate first aid action for a participant who is choking.

This program is designed specifically for people supporting participants with a support plan for enteral feeding and management who receive nutrition through a PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) tube or PEJ (Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy). The course develops the essential knowledge required to manage different types of tubes, feeding regimes and care of the insertion site and PEG/PEJ tube.

This microcredential is a must for support workers who provide high intensity daily personal activity support for people living with epilepsy. The training develops the essential knowledge and skills to understand and recognise epilepsy, trigger factors and the different types of seizures. The training develops the essential knowledge and skills to understand and recognise epilepsy, trigger factors and the different types of seizures. The training is competency based and consistent with the NDIS High Intensity Support Skills Descriptor for Epilepsy and Seizure Support.

The FPDN resource page offers access to videos, podcasts and planning tools to help workers understand the experience of First People’s with disability and best practice to support them.