Core Module Policies and Procedures

Module One (1) Policies and Procedures

Module Two (2, 2a) Policies and Procedures

Module Three (3) Policies and Procedures

Child Safety Policy And Procedure

Module Four (4) Policies and Procedures

Module Five (5) Policies and Procedures

Who is this program (NDIS Certification/Verification Bundle) for?

LMS TRG's audit-ready program is available for all potential or current NDIS service providers within Australia. Providers who are about to become NDIS registered or have to be audited by Approved Quality Auditors and deal with the complexity of registration, setting up their quality system or audit process, will find LMS TRG's audit-ready program valuable.

Why I must become prepared for the audit?

As an NDIS potential or current provider, you must demonstrate that you are complying with NDIS Standards and NDIS Quality Indicator Guidelines. You will be audited by one of the NDIS Approved Quality Auditors. The result of the audit will allow you to start or continue your operation as an NDIS registered service provider.

What are the benefits of the LMS TRG's audit-ready program?

The LMS TRG's audit-ready program has demystified the NDIS requirements relates to registration and audit for you. It includes all NDIS required policies, procedures, templates you may need to pass your NDIS audit.  This program is 100% online and you can complete the program at your own pace. No need to pay thousands of dollars to consultants to give you Information. We have done the hard work for you and developed a very user-friendly program.

Why is it important to carry out NDIS Internal audits?

There are many reasons to do internal audits. Some are:

• NDIS Division 2 – Governance and Operational Management of NDIS Quality indicators section 13(2)
• Internal Audit is the process of giving guarantees to interested parties such as the NDIS Commission or NDIS participants and their families relate to the integrity and functionality of the provider NDIS management systems
• Outlines the provider is following NDIS rules and requirements
• Internal audits form part of the continual improvement cycle
• Internal audits help to keep systems current and up to date

Starting your own business can be exciting and rewarding. With the introduction of the NDIS, there are even more reasons to start a meaningful business to help people with disabilities and enjoy the feeling of being your own boss!

However, starting an NDIS business can be daunting. There are so much you need to know and do to apply successfully. You have to complete a lot of paperwork whether you are a sole trader or a company.

One of the key requirements of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for disability service providers is to conduct an internal audit. NDIS providers often ask questions about internal audits as they are not sure about its application to their scope or how it needs to be conducted. In this article, we focus on answering the most common questions asked by NDIS providers.
1. What is an NDIS internal audit? An internal audit is also known as a first-party audit. As an NDIS provider, you need to conduct internal audits on a regular basis. Apart from it being a mandatory requirement

National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) service providers must implement and document an internal audit program. There is no way to avoid it. It is part of the requirements for providing NDIS services. And, in reality, internal audits empower your organisation. It helps identify the risks to the organisation and reveals potentially hidden problems so that you can manage your business proactively.

Apart from meeting regulatory requirements, internal audits build trust and confidence in an organisation’s clients and their families.

This blog outlines the differences between verification audits and certification audits for NDIS providers under the requirements of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission).

To register as an NDIS provider under the NDIS Commission requirements you will need to meet relevant parts of the NDIS Practice Standards in relation to the support and services your organisation delivers or is intending to deliver. The NDIS Commission will also take into account your organisation’s suitability to deliver NDIS support and services when making a decision on your registration application.

Many NDIS providers going for an external audit wonder what will happen if the auditors find something wrong in the audit. What will be the consequences? Will they stop the audit? Will they refuse to recommend the organisation for approval or certification? Will they continue the audit? Here are some hints about how audit findings work, when the auditors may stop audit, what nonconformities mean, and what you need to do about them. What do the auditors do?

What happens in an audit is that the auditor takes a set of criteria, such as the NDIS Quality Indicator guidelines requirements, along with your policies and procedures, and gathers evidence to verify if the criteria are being met.