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The New SIL Standards Are Here. Is Your Team Ready?
How the NGO Training Centre is helping providers meet Module 5A, and why our suite of courses matters more than ever. From 1 July 2026, the disability sector entered a new…
Amanda Robinson: Lifetime Achievement Award Finalist at the Victorian Disability Awards
We simply couldn’t be prouder of our own Amanda Robinson! Amanda has been named one of just two finalists for the Victorian Disability Awards 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award! We see…
Mental Health Month 2026: A Little Connection Goes a Long Way
This year’s Mental Health Month theme, A Little Connection Goes a Long Way, reminds us that small, everyday moments of connection can do a lot for our mental wellbeing. Connection…
Privacy Changes Are Coming For Disability Providers: Here’s What You Need To Know And Do
From 10 December 2026, the rules on automated decisions change. Privacy Act changes mean providers using automated tools to make significant decisions must say so in their privacy policy. A…
BPD Awareness Week 2026 – Connection Changes Outcomes
This year’s BPD Awareness Week theme, ‘Connection Changes Outcomes: In BPD, Every Interaction Matters’, puts relationships at the heart of recovery. For people living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), how…
International Day of Older Persons 2026: The Age of Longevity – Rethinking Systems for Longer Lives
Australians are living longer than ever, and in their own homes for longer… but not all of those extra years are healthy ones. The time people spend in both good…
Changes to NDIS Support Budgets from 1st October 2026
From 1 October 2026, the NDIA will begin reducing participant budgets in two support categories under the new NDIS laws. The NDIA has been clear that the impact will differ…
International Day of Sign Languages: Declaring deaf people’s human rights
Early in my advocacy work, I supported a woman in her early 30s to access the NDIS. We booked a medical appointment with a GP to complete her access request…
Never Keep a Training Log Again: Audit-Ready Reporting at Your Fingertips
The Training Matrix Report Puts Audit-Ready Evidence at Your Fingertips. As a Disability Support or Aged Care provider, accurate, detailed training records are non-negotiable. Audits require clear proof that every…
World Alzheimer’s Day: The Earlier You Know, The More You Can Do. A Diagnosis Matters.
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and September 21st is World Alzheimer’s Day. It is an international campaign to raise awareness of dementia and challenge stigma. Each year, Alzheimer’s and dementia…
NDIS Support Coordination is Changing: What This Means for Providers
HAVE YOUR SAY: The Australian Government has confirmed that support coordination will move to a new commissioned model from 1 July 2028. The Department of Health, Disability and Ageing and…
Meet Our Subject Matter Experts – Part 16: Brooke Dunn
Meet Brooke Dunn: Educator, Advocate, and the Mind Behind Our LGBTIQASB+ Aged-Care Course. At the NGO Training Centre, the quality of our courses rests on the people who build…
World Suicide Prevention Day: Changing the Narrative on Suicide
Suicide. A word that is often tiptoed around for fear of its contagiousness, or feelings of shame or fear. As a carer of a Veteran who experiences daily thoughts of suicide,…
Red Shoes Rock: Stepping Up for FASD Awareness This September
This September, red shoes are stepping back into the spotlight. Throughout the month, and especially on 9 September, International FASD Awareness Day, people across Australia and around the world will…
Gold Coast Business Awards – August 2026 Winners
We’re incredibly proud and grateful to share that the NGO Training Centre has once again been recognised in the Gold Coast Business Excellence Awards, taking out the Education & Training…
BREAKING NEWS: CHSP Has Been Extended To 2029
On 20 August 2026, the government confirmed that the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) will keep operating in its current form until at least 30 June 2029. If your CHSP…
NDIS Reform Passes the Senate: What It Means for Providers
Well, it’s happened. On 18 August 2026, the Senate passed the federal government’s NDIS reform package, with the Coalition voting alongside Labor. The bill heads back to the lower house…
World Humanitarian Day: Leaving No One Behind
Every year on 19 August, World Humanitarian Day recognises the people who respond when crisis hits, and the millions of lives caught up in disasters and conflict around the world….
Never Give Up Day: Honouring Resilience in the Disability Community
Every year on 18 August, we celebrate Never Give Up Day, a global event about determination, resilience, and the perseverance it takes to keep going when things are hard. It…
Supported Decision-Making: The Standard Everyone Is Now Being Audited Against
Supported Decision-Making is available now as an individual course, as part of our SIL Pathway and within our Disability and Aged Care training packages, with completion records and certificates in…
