Ndis partners in the community program

25.APPLICATION PROCESS

25.1If an organisation is applying for LAC and/or ECEI funding in multiple Service Areas will it need to complete one Workforce Deployment, Staff Development and Pre-Implementation Schedule for each of the Service Areas?

Paragraph 4.3.2 of the Program Guidelines provides that Applicants applying for multiple Service Areas must only complete the Workforce Deployment, Staff Development and Pre-Implementation Schedule once, for a single Service Area.

As noted in paragraph 4.3, if an Applicant is applying to provide both LAC and ECEI services, it will be necessary to complete the Workforce Deployment, Staff Development and Pre-Implementation Schedule in each Application (i.e. once for LAC and once for ECEI).

To re-emphasise the point:

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  Applicants applying to provide LAC Services in one or more Service Areas must complete one Workforce Deployment, Staff Development and Pre-Implementation Schedule for just one Service Area;
  
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  Applicants applying to provide ECEI Services in one or more Service Areas must complete one Workforce Deployment, Staff Development and Pre-Implementation Schedule for just one Service Area; and
  
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  Applicants applying to provide both LAC Services and ECEI Services in one or more Service Areas must complete two Workforce Deployment, Staff Development and Pre-Implementation Schedules – one for LAC Services in one Service Area, and one for ECEI Services in one Service Area.
  

For further information, the Workforce Deployment, Staff Development and Pre-Implementation Schedule allows Applicants for LAC Services to complete a response for each of the LAC Functions.  The same option of addressing each function is not available to Applicants applying for ECEI Services, but a Workforce Deployment, Staff Development and Pre-Implementation Schedule is still required for an Application for ECEI Services.

In the Workforce Deployment, Staff Development and Pre-Implementation Schedule Applicants are also required to:

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  provide a project schedule against which all aspects of the Establishment Plan and all other planning requirements and outputs will be monitored, including the overall readiness for service delivery in the Service Area; and
  
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  provide background detail regarding the manner in which the establishment activities will be undertaken during the pre-implementation period.