Course Descriptions

Active Ability is pleased to provide two NDIS report writing courses, both co-designed by our co-directors Amanda Semaan and Kara Foscholo, who have 28 years of combined experience working in the disability sector:

Option 1: ‘An intro to NDIS report writing’ – a course for those who have written less than 20 NDIS reports.

Option 2: ‘Advanced NDIS report writing’ – an update on current NDIS changes and how they impact report writing for those who write NDIS reports regularly.

option 1: An intro to NDIS report writing

The course is designed to help therapists and allied health professionals, who have written 20 NDIS reports or less, to improve their understanding of the NDIS to improve their skills in report writing. The course will cover the basics of report writing, including how to write effectively and format NDIS reports.

This course has been developed for those who want to become more effective with their NDIS reporting. Active Ability has successfully supported over 5,000 NDIS participants, with over 200 NDIS reports written and submitted every month of the year. This course has been designed to share that experience with you.

This intro to NDIS report writing course includes the following modules:

MODULE 1: INTRO TO NDIS REPORT WRITING

An overview of the fundamentals of the NDIS and best practice for writing a report, including the ICF framework, capacity building supports, progress reporting and the reasonable and necessary criteria. We also discuss the relevant practicalities; who reads the report, and what they are looking for.

MODULE 2: THE 4 CORE COMPONENTS OF AN NDIS REPORT

Key information regarding an introduction to your client, their goals and proposed participant outcomes, their progress in the current NDIS plans and your recommendations for future funding. Within each core component, you will be provided with at least one example and time to review past reports against these examples.

MODULE 3: A CONCLUSION TO WRITING AN NDIS REPORT

Explore and discuss FAQs, including billing, funding breakdown, non-face-to-face services, troubleshooting, and ensuring that you leave the course with a renewed understanding of NDIS expectations. 

option 2: Advanced ndis report writing

The course is designed to help therapists and allied health professionals, who have been writing NDIS reports for some time, to learn about the recent NDIS changes to better understand how these changes impact their NDIS report writing.

Active Ability has successfully supported over 5,000 NDIS participants, with over 200 NDIS reports written and submitted every month of the year. This course has been designed to share that experience with you.

If you work in the NDIS sector, you will be aware that there have been a raft of recent changes on all aspects of the NDIS, including what supports participants are being funded for. This course provides information related to changes that have occured in the NDIS since the 3rd October, 2025 and how these impact strategies for your report writing, teaching you how to manage any challenges you might encounter in order to do this.

This advanced NDIS report writing course includes the following modules:

MODULE 1: WHERE HAVE WE COME FROM

Background information that you need to know and understand as your foundational understanding to work effectively in the NDIS space

MODULE 2: recent changes that have occurred and the current expectations for report writing

Important changes that have occured in the scheme since October 2024, including what is now considered an NDIS support, the roll out of foundational supports, impairment notices and much more.

MODULE 3: what changes do we need to make to keep up?

Practical tips to take back to your organisation and implement immediately to improve the effectiveness of your NDIS report writing.