Disability Employment Services Grant Agreement Clause References: Definition of ‘26week Period’ Definition of ‘52week Period’ DES providers are not required to enter any of this information into the Department’s IT System. Participants with an Anchor Date to 1 July 2018 will not start the 52-week Period. These Participants will Exit the Program or enter Ongoing Support, if required. 11. The Provider Move Participant to Ongoing Support phase or continue in Post Placement Support Disability Employment Services Agreement Clause Reference: Clause 117 For further information on Ongoing Support requirements please to the: Ongoing Support Guidelines Once a Participant has achieved an Outcome Fee for a 26week Period, the Provider must make an assessment of whether or not the Participant requires any Ongoing Support to maintain their Employment activity, in accordance with the Ongoing Support Guidelines. If the Participant requires Ongoing Support, the Participant should be moved to the Ongoing Support phase of DES after the 26-week Outcome. If no Ongoing Support is required, the Participant will stay in Post Placement Support while they work toward the 52-Week Outcome, except if they were anchored prior to 1 July 2018, in which case they must be Exited. Providers can move a Participant from Post Placement Support to Ongoing Support at any point in the 52-week Period. If the Participant enters Ongoing Support to Step 12. If the Participant continues in Post Placement Support refer to Step 13. If Participant’s Anchor Date is prior to 1 July 2018, Proceed to Step 13. 12. The Provider Continue delivering Ongoing Support Disability Employment Services Grant Agreement Clause Reference: Clause 117 For further information on Ongoing Support requirements please refer to the: Ongoing Support Guidelines The Provider will deliver Ongoing Support while the Participant works toward a 52-week Outcome. If the Participant no longer needs Ongoing Support during the 52-week Period, the Provider should move the Participant into Post Placement Support. If the Participant no longer needs Ongoing Support after the 52-week Period, they will Exit the program in accordance to the Ongoing Support Guidelines. When the Participant achieves a 52-week Outcome while in Ongoing Support, the Participant will continue in DES and the Provider will continue to deliver the appropriate level of Ongoing Support.
Qualifying Training Course, such as general hygiene or safety modules, will not be considered for a Directly Related Employment Bonus. Examples of this are a Certificate III in Business Administration included the unit ‘Deliver and Monitor Service to Customers’ leading to a position as a Call Centre Operator, or a Certificate III in Investigative Services which included the unit ‘Store and protect information’ leading to a position as a Records Management Officer. Directly Related Employment: Who is Responsible: What is Required: 1. The Provider The Participant commences in a Qualifying Training Course (QTC) and the Provider enters the details in the Employment IT System Disability Employment Services Grant Agreement Clause References: Definition of ‘Qualifying Education Course’ Definition of ‘Qualifying Training Course’ Where a Participant has commenced a QTC, details of the activity must be entered into the Department’s IT System. This allows the Department’s IT System to check the dates, and a Bonus will be automatically available for eligible Outcomes. The Participant may have commenced in a QTC at any time to the Anchor Date of the Directly Related Employment, including courses that were commenced: prior to 1 July 2018; or before the current Period of Unemployment. A QTC must be completed: no more than 12 months before the Anchor Date for the Directly Related Employment; and before, or during, the 13-week Period or 26-week Period relating to the Directly Related Employment. If the course was commenced before the current Period of Unemployment the Provider must enter the details of the course into the Department’s IT System immediately after the Participant Commences in DES. 2. The Department The Participant commences in an Employment activity that is related to the Qualifying Training Course At the time when the Participant is placed in the Employment activity, the Department’s IT System will perform a check to determine if the Participant has commenced or completed a QTC within all the required time frames. If the system detects an eligible QTC a potential Bonus flag will be created on the potential Outcome payments record. DES providers do not have to perform any further action at this time. 3. Participant The Participant completes the QTC before or during the 13-week Period, the The Participant must complete the QTC which results in the attainment of a qualification of not less than Certificate 2 level. Participation in the QTC is not sufficient to meet the requirements for a Bonus.