Directory of Commonwealth Government evaluations, audits and ...
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<strong>Directory</strong> <strong>of</strong> Indigenous <strong>and</strong> related mainstream evaluation 2002-2010<br />
STEP <strong>and</strong> Wage Assistance: A net impact study: Off benefit<br />
outcomes measured to August 2007<br />
Year: 2010<br />
Evaluator: Department <strong>of</strong> Education, Employment <strong>and</strong> Workplace Relations<br />
A net impact (a measure <strong>of</strong> program effectiveness) study on the Structured Training <strong>and</strong> Employment<br />
Projects (STEP) <strong>and</strong> Wage Assistance under the Indigenous Employment Program is being finalised by<br />
the Department. The public release <strong>of</strong> the results will be at the discretion <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Government</strong>.<br />
Audit <strong>of</strong> the Expansion <strong>of</strong> the Intensive Literacy <strong>and</strong> Numeracy<br />
Programs <strong>and</strong> Individual Learning<br />
Year: 2010<br />
Auditor: Australian National Audit Office<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the key targets under the <strong>Government</strong>’s Closing the Gap Initiative is to ‘halve the gap in literacy<br />
<strong>and</strong> numeracy achievement between Aboriginal <strong>and</strong> Torres Strait Isl<strong>and</strong>er students <strong>and</strong> other students<br />
within a decade’. The <strong>Government</strong> allocated $56.4 million over four years to 2011–12 under the Closing<br />
the Gap initiative for the expansion <strong>of</strong> intensive literacy <strong>and</strong> numeracy programs <strong>and</strong> to ensure that<br />
every Indigenous student has an individual learning plan. Both <strong>of</strong> these components were expected to<br />
start in schools at the beginning <strong>of</strong> the 2009 academic year. A key objective <strong>of</strong> this measure is to identify<br />
programs demonstrating the biggest improvements to Indigenous educational outcomes, such as the<br />
National Accelerated Literacy Program, <strong>and</strong> then exp<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> integrate them into schools. An audit<br />
would examine the management <strong>and</strong> implementation <strong>of</strong> this measure, including the process for<br />
identifying high-performing numeracy <strong>and</strong> literacy programs, <strong>and</strong> the planning <strong>and</strong> design processes<br />
involved in exp<strong>and</strong>ing <strong>and</strong> integrating the programs into schools.<br />
Early Childhood Education National Partnership<br />
Year: 2010-14<br />
Evaluation <strong>of</strong> the Community Festivals for Education Engagement<br />
Program<br />
Year: 2009<br />
Evaluator: Cultural & Indigenous Research Centre Australia<br />
Terms <strong>of</strong> Reference<br />
Appropriateness<br />
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Is the program consistent with current Australian <strong>Government</strong> priorities?<br />
What is the nature <strong>and</strong> extent <strong>of</strong> community needs or problems being addressed by the<br />
program?<br />
What would be the likely consequences if this program did not exist?<br />
Are other Australian <strong>Government</strong> agencies, states or territories addressing this need? Is there<br />
potential for improved alignment or integration?<br />
What does the program add which extends the already existing government response to this<br />
need? How is this program unique?<br />
Office <strong>of</strong> Indigenous Policy Coordination 20<br />
June 2010