Best Practice Partnership aims to foster a spirit of co-operation between member organisations by sharing information, knowledge and resources in pursuit of quality and cost effective best practice.

Reforms in the disability employment sector
• Since the introduction of the Disability Services Act 1986 there has been a series of ongoing reforms that continue to impact on services that provide employment opportunities for people with a disability.

How do we keep up to the reforms in an ever changing environment?
Fear of the unknown can cause instability within an organisation, and valuable time is often spent resisting change rather than embracing change as part of continuous improvement.

• Business services in particular must become more business focused to be able to pay award based wages to employees.

• Not-for-profit doesn’t mean making ‘no profit’. Organisations must aim to be profitable to ensure their long term viability.

How the BPP can help?
Disability service providers can spend a lot of time and money on consultants for very little return. The best advice comes from people with proven experience within the industry.

The BPP provides access to a vast network of knowledge, skills, practical applications, wisdom, perspectives, new ideas and experiences gleaned from both the disability sector and mainstream business.

Areas covered by the BPP include:
• Quality Management Systems • Policies & Procedures
• Continuous Improvement • Accounting Systems
• Payroll Packages • Human Resources
• Information Technology • Marketing
• Costing • Partnerships
• Benchmarking • Distribution Networks
• OH & S • Training

More information about the BPP

For further details contact projectofficer@bestpractice.org.au or
Phone Debbie on (03) 51341266 or mobile (0408) 303833.