Victoria’s disability workforce will be stronger and safer under a new Victorian Government disability worker registration scheme, giving regional Victorians with disability greater choice and better protections.
The first scheme of its kind in Australia, voluntary disability worker registration will open on July 1 to allow workers to be independently assessed by the Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria.
Across the disability sector, different onboarding checks, standards and screenings in place for disability workers may vary in consistency or may not exist in some cases. Registration fills a critical gap by ensuring registered disability workers meet rigorous standards and are assessed for safety, skills and professionalism, no matter how they are employed or how the services they deliver are funded.
By becoming registered, disability workers can demonstrate their commitment to upholding the safety and quality of the workforce for people with disability.
People with disability and their carers will be able to easily check if a disability worker is registered through a public list on the Victorian Disability Worker Commission website.
Disability worker registration is a key part of the Disability Worker Regulation Scheme – a new set of regulations to strengthen protections for Victorians with disability and ensure the quality of the disability workforce.
Victorian Disability Worker commissioner, Dan Stubbs, said: “I’m really pleased to be part of implementing a registration program that recognises the excellent, high-quality work so many disability workers do in Victoria.”
Disability workers can apply to register starting July 1 at vdwc.vic.gov.au.
