The Disability Employment Services (DES) Scheme was introduced by the Australian federal government's Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) to ensure that providers of disability employment services have management systems in place to improve the quality of services and achieve better outcomes for consumers.

Through the scheme the department is seeking to ensure that people with disabilities can seek assistance and support from a range of Australian government funded employment services who are certified against the disability services standards.

Accreditation Application Pack

The following provides links to the accreditation application pack documentation for conformity assessment bodies (CABs). All policies and procedures are un-controlled when printed. Please read all appropriate accreditation requirements and when ready provide a completed application (with signatures, appropriate application fee, and documentation set) for review.

Form 22 - Fee structure (25 KB)

Form 45 - Information disclosure (60 KB)

Form 49 - Application form (148 KB)

Form 57 - Procedure 18 Checklist (350 KB)

Procedure 3 - Rules of procedure governing the use of the accreditation symbol (40 KB)

Procedure 5 - The conduct of accreditation assessments (180 KB)

Procedure 11 - Rules of procedure governing accreditation (70 KB)

Procedure 18 - Requirements for bodies providing audit and certification of Disability Employment Organisations (210 KB)

Policy 05/09 - Introduction of EA Guidance on the application of ISO/IEC 17021:2006 for Combined Management Systems Audits (130 KB)

EA-7/05 EA Guidance on the Application of ISO/IEC 17021:2006 for Combined Audits (335 KB)

Policy 07/09 - Extending the scope of accreditation to include additional, critical locations (local and foreign), locations (local and foreign) and foreign countries (40 KB)

If you require further information please contact us.

Other information

For more detailed information on the scheme visit the FaHCSIA website.

This page is written for CABs interested in gaining accreditation. If you are an organisation interested in gaining certification for this scheme contact an accredited CAB for further information. A list of CABs accredited for the DES scheme is available here.