Participants into the Scheme. Your previous answer 11.20 in the FAQs stated it would include: gathering information in relation to Clients (including Participants) under clause 3.3 of Annex E to the Statement of Requirements; and building community inclusion, engaging in capacity building in the community and providing information to mainstream service providers under clauses 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of Annex E to the Statement of Requirements (depending on the requirements set out in the approved Community Capacity Building Plan). The examples of the types of activities a Partner may undertake prior to phasing Participants into the NDIS are correct. These include: Participant readiness activities such as gathering information in relation to Clients (including Participants) under clause 3.3 of Annex E to the Statement of Requirements; and building community inclusion, engaging in capacity building in the community and providing information to mainstream service providers under clauses 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of Annex E to the Statement of Requirements (depending on the requirements set out in the approved Community Capacity Building Plan). In the Ovens Murray ECEI Pricing Response Schedule the Participant volumes spike in the October - December quarter of 2017/18 and 2018/19. During the rest of the two year period there are minimal Participants to support in each quarter. Can you confirm the types of activities a Partner should be undertaking with our FTE during periods where there are limited Participant volumes? Ongoing Participants and clients will require ongoing ECEI Services. The numbers only to anticipated NDIS Plans for children (i.e. children requiring Plans providing reasonable and necessary funded supports) at the time of their transition into the NDIS. A large part of the role of the ECEI Partner will be to provide ECEI Services to children with developmental delay who may not become Participants in the Scheme, in addition to an ongoing role in supporting Participants who have transitioned into the Scheme. With reference to E to the Statement of Requirement (Early Childhood and Early Intervention Services), the ECEI Partner is expected to deliver a mix of supports across each of the following functions described in Annex E to the Statement of Requirements): 1 Information Gathering and Profile Development (see clause 3); – 2 Community Connections (see clause 4); – 3 Initial Supports (see clause 5); – 4 Access Recommendation (see clause 6); – 5 Plan Development (see clause 7); – 6 Plan Handover (see clause 8); and –
Participants into the Scheme. Your previous answer 11.20 in the FAQs stated it would include: gathering information in relation to Clients (including Participants) under clause 3.3 of Annex E to the Statement of Requirements; and building community inclusion, engaging in capacity building in the community and providing information to mainstream service providers under clauses 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of Annex E to the Statement of Requirements (depending on the requirements set out in the approved Community Capacity Building Plan). The examples of the types of activities a Partner may undertake prior to phasing Participants into the NDIS are correct. These include: Participant readiness activities such as gathering information in relation to Clients (including Participants) under clause 3.3 of Annex E to the Statement of Requirements; and building community inclusion, engaging in capacity building in the community and providing information to mainstream service providers under clauses 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 of Annex E to the Statement of Requirements (depending on the requirements set out in the approved Community Capacity Building Plan). In the Ovens Murray ECEI Pricing Response Schedule the Participant volumes spike in the October - December quarter of 2017/18 and 2018/19. During the rest of the two year period there are minimal Participants to support in each quarter. Can you confirm the types of activities a Partner should be undertaking with our FTE during periods where there are limited Participant volumes? Ongoing Participants and clients will require ongoing ECEI Services. The numbers only to anticipated NDIS Plans for children (i.e. children requiring Plans providing reasonable and necessary funded supports) at the time of their transition into the NDIS. A large part of the role of the ECEI Partner will be to provide ECEI Services to children with developmental delay who may not become Participants in the Scheme, in addition to an ongoing role in supporting Participants who have transitioned into the Scheme. With reference to E to the Statement of Requirement (Early Childhood and Early Intervention Services), the ECEI Partner is expected to deliver a mix of supports across each of the following functions described in Annex E to the Statement of Requirements): 1 – Information Gathering and Profile Development (see clause 3); 2 – Community Connections (see clause 4); 3 – Initial Supports (see clause 5); 4 – Access Recommendation (see clause 6); 5 – Plan Development (see clause 7); 6 – Plan Handover (see clause 8); and
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