CPD COURSES
Revised and Enhanced Competency Frameworks
Revised, Enhanced, and Ready to Support Your CPD.
The NIIDS Competency Frameworks for Direct Support Workers, Persons in Charge, and Registered Providers/PPIMs have been revised and enhanced to reflect current regulatory standards, workforce challenges, and the growing importance of CPD.
These frameworks provide a clear, structured blueprint for excellence across the disability sector, linking practice, supervision, and governance directly to CORU Standards of Proficiency and HIQA regulations. Each framework now includes practical tools, reflection prompts, and portfolio supports to make CPD easier to achieve, record, and evidence.
Why Choose the Revised and Enhanced Frameworks?
- Aligned with CORU, HIQA, and NMBI standards.
- Practical with handouts, reflection prompts, and portfolio tools.
- Flexible for frontline, supervisory, and governance roles.
- Focused on CPD — making compliance easier and more meaningful
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Competency Framework for Direct Support Workers
Delivering safe, person-centred care starts with having the right skills and attitudes. This revised framework provides a clear guide to the attributes, knowledge, and behaviours required to work confidently and professionally in disability services.
- Defines the core competencies needed to support people with dignity, respect, and independence.
- Links directly to CORU Standards of Proficiency for CPD.
- Includes reflection and portfolio tools to turn daily practice into CPD evidence.
With this framework, Direct Support Workers can build strong CPD portfolios that both meet regulatory requirements and showcase their impact on service-user outcomes.
Competency Framework for Persons in Charge (PICs)
Leading safe, high-quality services means ensuring staff are competent, supported, and inspection-ready. This enhanced framework gives PICs a structured tool to embed competence into supervision, training, and service governance.
- Clarifies PIC responsibilities for supervision, governance, and compliance.
- Supports staff development planning and inspection preparation.
- Provides CPD reflection tools to embed supervision into portfolios.
With this framework, PICs can evidence their own professional competence, support their staff’s development, and build CPD portfolios that highlight their leadership and governance role.
Competency Framework for Registered Providers & PPIMs
Registered Providers and PPIMs carry ultimate accountability for governance, quality, and safety. This revised framework ensures competence is embedded strategically, monitored consistently, and evidenced across the whole organisation.
- Defines strategic governance competencies aligned with HIQA and CORU.
- Provides tools for workforce planning, succession, and quality improvement.
- Links CPD and training outcomes directly to organisational governance.
With this framework, Registered Providers and PPIMs can evidence their own leadership CPD while ensuring staff at all levels maintain inspection-ready portfolios.
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