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Commissioner Dan Stubbs to depart VDWC

Commissioner Dan Stubbs has announced he will be finishing his role as Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner. As the inaugural Commissioner, Dan

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Revised disability worker registration standards apply from 1 October 2025

We are pleased to announce that revised disability worker registration standards take effect from 1 October 2025. The standards apply to all

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Disability worker pleads guilty to breaching orders to stop working with people with disability, fined $15,000

A disability worker from Melbourne’s north has been fined $15,000 after pleading guilty to contravening Interim Prohibition Orders by continuing to

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Update on disability workers affected by ASQA integrity action on training providers and qualifications

The Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA), the national regulator for the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia, continues

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Revised registration standards and public consultation report released

We are pleased to release the public consultation report and revised disability worker registration standards following consultation about

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Watch our webinar on mandatory notifications

Thank you to everyone who joined our webinar on mandatory notifications. You can watch a recording of the webinar at any time on the notifications web

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Sign up for prohibition order updates

Sign up and receive alerts when there is an update to the Prohibition Orders page of the Commission website. Those who sign up will receive a direct

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Update on cancellations by ASQA of Registered Training Providers

The Australian Skills and Quality Authority (ASQA) has taken action to cancel the registration of certain Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) of

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Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner reappointed

Dan Stubbs has been reappointed as the Victorian Disability Worker Commissioner. With his lived experience of disability being blind, together with

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Commission takes legal action to enforce compliance with Interim Prohibition Orders and protect people with disability

The Victorian Disability Worker Commission has released a public statement regarding charging a disability worker with contravening an Interim

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