Refer someone impacted by injury, illness or disability for a disability assessment
Our health team provide a variety of independent health assessment services for other employment service providers and education professionals from Victorian Government schools.
As part of the National Panel of Assessors (NPA), employment services providers can refer customers to us for workplace assessments. We would be pleased to support you.
Staff from Victorian Government schools who would like to refer students for the Program for Students with Disabilities (PSD), find out more below.
National Panel of Assessors (NPA)
The National Panel of Assessors (NPA) is part of Disability Employment Services (DES). As part of the NPA, we conduct assessments for employment service providers as they ensure appropriate workplace supports for their customers.
Ongoing support assessment
Identifies the assistance an employee may need to carry out their role successfully into the future.
Supported wage system assessment
Identifies a fair wage for an employee whose productivity is affected by injury or disability.
Program for Students with Disability (PSD)
We provide assessments to determine students’ eligibility to apply for support through the PSD in the categories of Intellectual Disability (ID) and Severe Language Disorder with Critical Educational Needs (SLD-CEN) including Childhood Apraxia of Speech.
Supporting Victorian Government schools
Providing PSD assessment services for schools in the categories of both ID and SLD-CEN.
Professional reports
Comprehensive reports delivered in a timely manner to support applications.
Additional resources
Information on ID and SLD-CEN to help schools better support students .