b'New Quality and Safeguards Commission for theWorkforce challengesNational Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)We highly value our staff. Quality, experienced staff The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission beganwith inter-disciplinary skills are essential for us to deliver operating in NSW on 1 July 2018, and will be rolled outquality, inclusive services to children and their families. across all states by 1 July 2020. The Quality and SafeguardsWe continue to experience the pressure of competition Commission is an independent agency established tofor qualified staff across all of our services, particularly for improve the quality and safety of NDIS supports andtherapists for our childrens therapies services, and early services. It regulates NDIS providers to provide nationalchildhood educators.consistency, promote safety and quality services, resolveThere are several industry-wide and state-based problems and identify areas for improvement. projects underway to address specific skills shortages, SDN has previously undertaken a third partyhowever these wont affect the immediate supply. We verification process for compliance with the Nationalhave committed to a major ground-up project working Disability Standards. Our registration as an NDIS providerwith our people to define our Employee Value Proposition is due for renewal in 2020, and we will need to follow(EVP) and to align our behaviours, decisions and actions the new registration and certification process throughto this framework, so we can attract and retain staff the Quality and Safeguarding Commission. This willwho share our vision, purpose and values and who are require an extensive third party audit against policies andpassionate about working with children and enhancing procedures, systems, governance and services deliverytheir wellbeing, learning and development in inclusive practices, and we have begun the self-audit and areenvironments. implementing improvements in preparation for this. 18 19'