To register for Preparing to audit disability services in Victoria workshop
Disability services in Victoria are required to undergo independent monitoring to confirm the quality of disability service provision.
Audit teams comprising a minimum of two people, an auditor and a service user technical expert (SUTE), will conduct the independent monitoring. SUTEs are defined in JAS-ANZ Procedure 34 “Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of disability service providers in Victoria” as:
“A person eligible to be a member of the audit team and who is either a person with a disability within the meaning of the Disability Act 2006 who has experience as a service user of a disability support service; or a family member or primary carer of a such a person. A SUTE has specialist knowledge and abilities; e.g. empathy with the life experience of people with disability, and ability to plan and facilitate the effective input of people with disability in an audit process. A SUTE shall provide evidence to the certification body of having been a service recipient of a government funded disability service in Australia, or that he/she is a family member or primary carer of such a person.”
All auditors and SUTEs must successfully complete the “Preparing to Audit Disability Services in Victoria” workshop before auditing in this system. This workshop covers the knowledge and skills required in JAS-ANZ Procedure 34 for both auditors and SUTEs and includes:
- The relevant legislative and regulatory requirements.
- An overview of the Quality Framework for Disability Services in Victoria.
- Details of the quality requirements for disability services including the Industry Standards and the Outcome Standards.
- A profile of the Victorian disability sector.
- Information about the diversity of people with disability in services and strategies for effectively including them in the audit process.
- The key elements of the SDSV Certification Scheme Rules relevant to the audit process.
- Roles of key stakeholders including the SUTEs.
The workshop is conducted over one and a half days and includes assessment during the training and a take home assignment.
Workshop dates
Refer to the booking form for workshop dates.
Workshop location
Melbourne CBD
Workshop costs
Attendance fees for auditors and SUTEs, and support costs for SUTEs to attend the training (excluding transport, accommodation etc) will be paid by the Department of Human Services.
In house training can also be provided. Contact E-QUAL for further details.
Workshop eligibility criteria
Auditor Eligibility
- Any person who is employed or nominated by a Certifying Body that is accredited or seeking accreditation to the Scheme.
SUTE Eligibility
- Must meet SUTE definition, as defined in Scheme (see above)
- Must have either:
- Audit experience or training as defined (desirable) in Scheme, or
- Be nominated by a certifying body who has engaged them as a potential SUTE.
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