Short answer
QIPDesk is the Quality Improvement Plan module of The Desktop. It lets a service self-assess against the National Regulations and the National Quality Standard (NQS), set improvement goals, gather parent feedback, and generate a formal QIP report for submission and for ACECQA Assessment and Rating preparation.
Who this applies to
QIPDesk is an optional add-on module, so your service must have it activated to see it. Once active:
Service Admin and Service Manager have full access to complete the QIP.
Team Members have read-only access to most QIPDesk sections, so they can stay informed but cannot edit.
Head Office users (Super Admin, Admin Deputy, Area Manager) see an aggregate "QIP – All Services" view for monitoring, not a single service's editable QIP.
What QIPDesk includes
QIP Overview — a summary dashboard of compliance and quality status.
Service Details Report — a 10-section form capturing required service information.
Laws and Regulations — a compliance self-assessment against the National Regulations.
National Quality Standard (NQS) — key practices self-assessment across the 7 Quality Areas.
QIP Goals and Action Plans — improvement goals and corrective actions, including parent feedback.
QIP Reports — downloadable PDFs, including the Complete QIP Report.
What QIPDesk is not
QIPDesk is not a policy document tool — that is PolicyDesk.
QIPDesk is not a training or course tool — that is the LMS.
QIPDesk does not submit your QIP electronically to ACECQA or the regulatory authority. You download the report and submit it yourself.
Key terms
NQS: the National Quality Standard — 7 Quality Areas used to assess education and care services.
Quality Area (QA): one of the 7 areas of the NQS, numbered QA1 to QA7.
Assessment and Rating: the ACECQA process of assessing a service against the NQS.