Support your client to return to work using the pathways and available funding.
VIP pathways
People with a work goal will follow one of two pathways: same employer or new employer.
- Same employer – early intervention pathway for people with the opportunity to return to their pre-injury employer.
- New employer –for people seeking training, re-training or job-seeking assistance to obtain new work.
Funding
Employment services are provided using existing funding schemes:
- Disability Employment Services (DES)
- Insurance schemes, e.g. icare (Lifetime Care, Workers Care, Workers Insurance), income protection, compulsory third party
- National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Some clients will be eligible for more than one funding source. You may need to partner with a provider with the alternate funding expertise.
Funding for workplace adjustments can be accessed through the Employment Assistance Fund.