Disability Victoria Scheme

What is this?
This is the Disability Services Standards in Victoria (SDSV) which is funded by Department of Human Services (DHS) - This program has just undertaken the Pilot Project phase and the Evaulation Report is being reviewed and should be realsed shortly

The State Disability Plan brings into focus the Victorian Government's vision for disability in the future and strategies for realising this vision.

The plan outlines the approach to disability by the Victorian Government and the community, and reaffirms the rights of people with a disability to live and take part in community life as citizens of Victoria.

What are your benefits?

  • Independent verification of your organisation's Quality Manual to the SDSV by our qualified and experienced Lead Auditors and Audit Trained Service Users.
  • Ensures greater efficiencies and productivity within your services
  • Assures your clients and consumers you are providing a quality service that meets the SDSV standards requirements.
  • Review your system to ensure your complaint to all KPI's and Outcome Standards

 Why ISC?

 The benefits of certifying through ISC are many:  

  • ISC is one of the few Certification Bodies who have been involved with DHS from the initial concept of these SDSV standards.
  • ISC was involved in the six-month trial for SDSV in 2009 with 6 of the 14 clients in the project.
  • ISC is one of the few Certification Bodies with accreditation in application and has passed the review stage to provide this service.
  • ISC have a wide resource of qualified Lead Auditors  and Audit Trained Service Users nationwide and all have extensive experience in the Disability Sector
  • Process Driven and outcome based
  • Customer focused
  • Offer Feedback opportunitys throughout the full certification process

What do we offer?

 JASANZ accredited SDSV Cetification on application for accreditation has been approved and pilot phase has been completed.

Internal Auditing for SDSV Standards - Two day course

Free changeover certification outside of scheduled annual surveillance audits

Gap Analysis audit to review where your system is complaint and where may need some additional attention to meet complicance.

What other management systems can we integrate with his?

Disability Services Standards (DSS)

ISO 9001:2008

How many have adopted this?

ISC currently has 6 clients in the pilot project who will be gaining certification on completion of this scheme

What is new?

This program is currently on hold until further advise from the minister.

What is the next step?

 Contact Jade Swadling or Priscilla Bonella or go to contacts page.