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<strong>Directory</strong> <strong>of</strong> Indigenous <strong>and</strong> related mainstream evaluation 2002-2010<br />
Review <strong>of</strong> the Community Development Employment Projects<br />
(CDEP) Program<br />
Year: 2005<br />
Evaluator: Department <strong>of</strong> Employment <strong>and</strong> Workplace Relations<br />
In February 2005 the Minister for Employment <strong>and</strong> Workplace Relations released Building on Success -<br />
CDEP Discussion Paper 2005 as part <strong>of</strong> a national consultation process about the broad future directions<br />
for the CDEP program. The paper set out possible improvements to CDEP to help raise the living<br />
st<strong>and</strong>ards <strong>of</strong> Indigenous Australians <strong>and</strong> provide more non-CDEP jobs, relevant community activities<br />
<strong>and</strong> business development opportunities. The proposals in the paper gave individuals, organisations <strong>and</strong><br />
communities an opportunity to contribute to strengthening CDEP into the future.<br />
The Building on Success CDEP - Future Directions paper summarised the wide-ranging feedback<br />
received from over 2100 people who attended consultation sessions, <strong>and</strong> through over 100 submissions,<br />
<strong>and</strong> announced the government's response to the consultation process. The response focused on CDEP<br />
as a stepping stone to improved economic independence.<br />
Review <strong>of</strong> the Indigenous Education Direct Assistance Program –<br />
Final Report<br />
Year: 2004<br />
Evaluator: Department <strong>of</strong> Education, Science <strong>and</strong> Training<br />
Terms <strong>of</strong> Reference<br />
The Phase 2 Review <strong>of</strong> the Indigenous Education Direct Assistance (IEDA) program was conducted<br />
between September 2002 <strong>and</strong> December 2003.<br />
The purpose <strong>of</strong> this review was to:<br />
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Findings<br />
identify ways <strong>of</strong> improving the appropriateness <strong>and</strong> effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the IEDA program<br />
develop a performance framework that will measure educational outcomes <strong>of</strong> the IEDA<br />
program<br />
review the legal, fraud <strong>and</strong> audit compliance issues for each policy <strong>and</strong> program element <strong>of</strong><br />
IEDA with the view to developing better outcomes<br />
identify examples <strong>of</strong> good practice that can be utilised in the delivery <strong>of</strong> any proposed policy<br />
direction<br />
ascertain timelines <strong>and</strong> strategies for the implementation <strong>of</strong> any changes to the IEDA program<br />
in 2004.<br />
Since IEDA commenced in 1991, a main focus has been The Aboriginal Tutorial Assistance Scheme<br />
(ATAS). ATAS provides individual tuition, small group tuition, homework centres <strong>and</strong> tuition during<br />
school hours. The report suggests early tutorial assistance for Indigenous children will help them<br />
achieve literacy <strong>and</strong> numeracy benchmarks at years 3 <strong>and</strong> 5. There has been some improvement, but<br />
there is still a large gap in achievement across reading, writing <strong>and</strong> numeracy for Indigenous students<br />
compared to all students.<br />
The report provides evidence that ATAS tutoring has contributed to some improvements in literacy <strong>and</strong><br />
numeracy in the early years. However, there is no significant national data for literacy <strong>and</strong> numeracy<br />
outcomes after Year 7. Another program provided under IEDA is the Aboriginal Student Support <strong>and</strong><br />
Parent Awareness (ASSPA). The report concluded that although the program had been effective in<br />
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