NSVSN - A Network for direct support staff of Education, Training, Employment related and other relevant providers. The Network aims to be the peak cross disability forum for communication, information sharing, and joint planning between schools, higher education, vocational services and government programs in the North Sydney Region.

The Network will provide members with regular opportunities to meet with other local providers relevant to transition of school leavers with disability; network during a social morning tea; discuss arising issues affecting the region; and to participate in information sessions on current transition related topics.

Membership of the NSVSN is open to Staff at-

• Government, Independent and Catholic schools;
• University, TAFE and RTOs;
• Apprenticeships services
• Job Services Australia Providers;
• Disability Employment Providers;
• Local Disability Service providers;
• ADHC postschool programs;
• others involved in the transition of people with a disability and/or their employment.

The NSVSN Network is auspice by the NDCO program for North Sydney and Central Coast.

 

NSVSN Dates:

NSVSN is having a break in 2012 and won’t be meeting.

NDCO contact for e-list:

· Timothy Hart: 9036 3612 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Presentations and Handouts from Past NSVSN Meetings.

 

4 August 2011

Nikki Grech, Manpower Australia - Employment/Recruiting practices, the changing face of recruitment and employment.

NCDO ManpowerGroup Presentation pdf 807 K

 

7 April 2011

Workplace Modifications - Job Access and the Employment Assistance Fund. Anthea and Sue work for SEDS - Anthea is an Occupational Therapist specialising in vocational solutions for people with a disability and Sue is the Employment Services Coordinator at SEDS and is also a Job Access Assessor.

Workplace_Modifications_Presentation pdf 1381 K

 

10 November 2010

Patricia Kasengele - Transition Care Coordinator

ACI Transition Care Presentation NSVSN presentation 630K

handouts
ACI TC info for young people and their Family 121K
Transition Care Referral Form 40K

 

8 September 2010

NDCO - Get Ready workbook - Nicole Ison, NDCO University of Western Sydney 950K This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Get ready for life after school - top tips
Aims to help people with a disability plan for their future study and employment. Check out our top ten tips for getting ready for life after school.
You can also download our workbook for young people with disabilities here. The workbook will help young people to be well prepared for their life after school. It covers each of our top ten tips and contains lots of practical activities and advice.
To download the booklet go to http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ndco/get-ready%20NDCO/index.htm

Apprenticeships - Glen Gallagher, Training Coordinator DET NSW This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Assistance available for employers of Australian Apprentices
http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/employer/incentives.asp

Support for Australian Apprentices with disability
http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/documents/03Disability.pdf

Payments for Australian Apprentices
http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/documents/brochures/2006/payments.pdf

Summary of the Australian Government Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program From 12 May 2010
http://www.australianapprenticeships.gov.au/documents/publications/2010/SummaryOfIncentives12May.pdf

State Training Services in New South Wales
https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/

Indigenous Employment
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Indigenous/Employment/Pages/default.aspx

NSVSN inaugural meeting June 11th, 2010

DEEWR Disability Employment Services 1 March 2010 –30 June 2012 - Patricia Brown, DEEWR 376K

NSVSN inaugural Meeting 6-2010 - Timothy Hart 1.5 MB

North Sydney Disability E-List (NSDE-List)

The NSDE-List is a cross-sectoral Education and Employment email list, established for the use of professional staff who work with people with a disability within the North Sydney Region as a resource to promote networking and the dissemination of information for the NSVSN.

To subscribe go to http://mailman.med.usyd.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/nsde-list and see http://ndco.cds.org.au/index.php/e-lists3#North.

Thanks to the NSVSN Steering committee,

Susan Werner, Eileen Lyons, Jessica Rooke, Di Agnew, Louise Geaghan, Belinda Crane, Karen Healey and Helen England for their hard work in helping to organise meetings and the professional development.

I also wish to thank Chatswood Council and Louise Geaghan for letting us use the Dougherty Centre.

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