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Performance and measures Achievement
Organise annual National Disability Conference
– National Disability Conference programme meets
participants’ expectations
All conference participants will be invited to complete an
evaluation and 80% of the respondents report that the
information received during the conference met their
expectations and providers.
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Target achieved
The 2nd National Disability Conference was held on 11 June 2012 in
Auckland. 86% of the respondents who completed an evaluation
form reported that the information received at the conference
“mostly met,” “met” or “exceeded” their expectations.
Output 4 – Provide effective, informative seminars and educational presentations and training programmes on the work of HDC on the
Act and Code.
Educational presentations meet requesters’ expectations
1. Provide 25 educational presentations by 30 June 2012.
2. 96% of people who requested the presentations report that the
presentation met their expectations.
Intensive training programmes meet participants’ expectations
1. Provide two intensive provider education programmes
by 30 June 2012.
2. 90% of participants report that they are satisfi ed with the
content and delivery of the programme.
Targets achieved
53 educational presentations were made – this represents 212% of
the annual estimated volume. 48 of 53 educational presentations
have received feedback.
100% (48 of 48) of the requestors who provided feedback reported
that the presentation met or exceeded their expectations.
Targets achieved
Output 5 – Develop initiatives to improve the quality of the disability workforce.
Encourage use of Work Safe Card by disability service provides
across the country for employing support workers – Work Safe
Card assists disability service providers in ascertaining suitability
of the support workers for working with disabled people
Preliminary consultation work with disabled consumers and
disability service providers will be undertaken to develop a new
initiative entitled “Work Safe Card.” This initiative is designed to
issue people working with, or wanting to work with, disabled
people with a Work Safe Card if they meet a certain safety and
suitability criteria (e.g., no previous criminal record or no prior
employment history of serious misconduct, etc).
Three intensive provider education programmes were provided.
97% (66 of 68) participants reported that they were satisfi ed with
the content and delivery of the programmes.
Target achieved
Preliminary consultation work with consumers with
disabilities has been completed. One further phase of assessment
will be undertaken before deciding whether or not to progress
this initiative.
Output 6 – Provide high quality submissions addressing matters that affect the rights of health and disability services consumers.
Recipient agencies are satisfi ed with the quality of
HDC’s submissions
1. A survey of people receiving submissions from HDC
will be undertaken.
2. 95% of respondents rate that they are satisfi ed with the
quality of HDC’s submissions.
Targets achieved
17 submissions were made.
Feedback forms were received in relation to eight of 17 submissions.
100% (8 of 8) respondents rated that they were satisfi ed with the
quality of HDC’s submissions.