News and Events | Victorian Disability Worker Commission

3 April 2024 ∙ News

Annual disability sector survey 2024

Are you a person with disability, a disability worker, carer or service provider? The Victorian Disability Worker Commission (VDWC) is seeking your

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21 March 2024 ∙ News

Disability worker Training and Development Catalogue now available!

The Victorian Disability Worker Commission and the Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria are pleased to launch a Training and Development

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20 March 2024 ∙ News

Disability Commissioner visits Shepparton

This year the VDWC is getting out into the regions. We will be visiting towns across the state to have conversations with local communities about the

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2 February 2024 ∙ News

Commission and Board’s regulatory functions to continue with the introduction of the new Social Services Regulator

The Victorian Disability Worker Commission and Disability Worker Registration Board will merge with the new Social Services Regulator in 2026. The

18 December 2023 ∙ News

End of year message

Commissioner Dan Stubbs looks back on the highlights of the year in this video message. 2023 was a very big year for the Commission and we are

Watch our end of year message for 2023

12 December 2023 ∙ News

Media release - Disability Worker Commission says NDIS shakeup an opportunity for states

State governments around Australia should seize the opportunity provided by clarifications last week around NDIS funding and responsibilities, to step

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1 November 2023 ∙ News

Annual Report 2022-23 now available

The Victorian Disability Worker Commission and the Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria are proud to present their Annual Report 2022-23

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26 October 2023 ∙ News

Watch our new video on mandatory notifications

The Commission is proud to launch a new video about mandatory notifications. Under the Disability Service Safeguards Act 2018 (Vic), disability

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29 September 2023 ∙ News

Media release - Royal Commission recommendation for a national disability worker registration scheme welcome and urgent

Victoria’s Disability Worker Commissioner, Dan Stubbs, has welcomed the final report of the Disability Royal Commission which recommends nationally

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27 September 2023 ∙ News

Media release - Royal Commission: Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner calls for national worker registration scheme

The Commissioner overseeing the nation’s strongest safeguards for disability workers has called for a national disability worker registration scheme

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4 September 2023 ∙ News

The safe choice - Watch our new video on disability worker registration

We are pleased to release a new video about disability worker registration. Becoming registered demonstrates that a disability worker meets set

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23 August 2023 ∙ News

Newly appointed Board

I am pleased to announce the newly appointed Disability Worker Registration Board of Victoria, who will continue the important work of setting