Registration groups
NDIS registration group 0102: Assistance to access and maintain employment or higher education
Written by James, creator of BluetailPublished 15 October 2026
Supporting a participant into and within work or further study. Here's what group 0102 covers, who registers for it, the 8 support items funded under it, the groups it's often confused with, and the audit it needs.
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| Group number | 0102 |
|---|---|
| Official name | Assistance to access and maintain employment or higher education |
| Audit type | Certification |
| Practice Standards | Core Module |
| Registration required? | Only to be paid from NDIA-managed funding |
| Support items (2026-27) | 8 |
What 0102 covers
Supports that help a participant get into work or further study and stay there, including School Leaver Employment Supports (SLES) and help moving from school to further education.
The NDIS Support Catalogue 2026-27 lists 8 support items under 0102, funded from Finding and Keeping a Job, Lifelong Learning, Assistance with Daily Life budgets. Leaving out the time-of-day, rate-level and claim-type variants, the supports are:
- Employment Assistance
- School Leaver Employment Supports
- Transition Through School And To Further Education
Who registers for 0102
Disability employment and SLES providers, and organisations that support participants through the move from school into work or study.
Groups 0102 is often confused with
- 0133 Specialised supported employment is supported employment itself, such as supports in employment at an Australian Disability Enterprise.
- 0128 Therapeutic supports has the employment-related therapy items (for example employment therapy by an occupational therapist).
Audit: verification or certification?
0102 is a certification group. You are audited against the NDIS Practice Standards Core Module, in two stages, with an onsite visit, interviews with workers and participants, and a mid-term audit. Your audit type is set by the highest of your groups, so registering for 0102 makes your whole registration a certification audit. See verification vs certification audits, how the NDIS audit works and what a certification audit costs.
Groups often registered alongside 0102
- 0133 Specialised supported employment (certification)
- 0117 Development of daily living and life skills (certification)
- 0125 Participation in community, social and civic activities (certification)
Only register for the groups you actually deliver: every extra group adds to what the auditor checks. Our guide to choosing your NDIS registration groups walks through it.
Documents you need for 0102
A certification audit checks your policies, procedures and records against the Core Module: participant rights, governance and operational management, how you deliver supports, and the environment you deliver them in. The auditor then looks for evidence you follow them, through your records and interviews.
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See the $65 packCommon questions
Is NDIS registration group 0102 verification or certification?
0102 (Assistance to access and maintain employment or higher education) is a certification group, so registering for it means a certification audit against the NDIS Practice Standards Core Module. Because your audit type is set by the highest of your groups, adding 0102 makes your whole registration a certification audit.
Do I need to be NDIS registered to provide assistance to access and maintain employment or higher education?
Not for every participant. Unregistered providers can deliver 0102 supports to self-managed and plan-managed participants. You need to be registered to be paid from NDIA-managed funding.
What supports are in registration group 0102?
In the 2026-27 NDIS Support Catalogue, 0102 has 8 support items, including Employment Assistance; School Leaver Employment Supports; Transition Through School And To Further Education. Different times of day, rate levels and claim types are listed as separate items.
What documents do I need to register for 0102?
A certification audit checks your policies, procedures and records against the Core Module (rights, governance, how you deliver supports, and the support environment), and then looks for evidence you follow them. Most providers work from a full set of governance, participant, worker and incident documents.
Sources: the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission's table of registration groups and audit types, and the NDIA's NDIS Support Catalogue 2026-27. This page is general information to help you prepare for registration. It isn't legal or compliance advice and isn't affiliated with the NDIS Commission or the NDIA. Rules and catalogues change, so confirm your groups and audit type with the NDIS Commission when you apply.