Education and employment outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Tabled Report 20: 2016–17

Tabled date

2017-06-29

Report year

2016-17

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Community welfare Education

Entities audited

Not identified in the published HTML audit scope.

Recommendations

1. QAO's text Addressed to: improves the Senior Education and Training planning process. (Chapter 2) Improvements

   improves the Senior Education and Training planning process. (Chapter 2)

   Improvements should include a process at the end of Year 11 for schools to review all student files to ensure that they have a Senior Education and Training plan.

   DET should also develop a standard OneSchool report to identify students that do not have a Senior Education and Training plan.

2. QAO's text Addressed to: develops additional strategies and materials to support continued improvements in retention rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to engage with schooling and successfully complete Year 12. (Chapter 2) Strategies to improve retention rates of Indigenous students

   develops additional strategies and materials to support continued improvements in retention rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to engage with schooling and successfully complete Year 12. (Chapter 2)

   Strategies to improve retention rates of Indigenous students should be developed in cooperation with DATSIP to better link with employment outcomes.

   The impact of the strategies to improve retention rates should be reported publicly in DET accountability reports.

3. QAO's text Addressed to: monitors and reports on the effectiveness of school strategies to engage with their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and community and recognise Indigenous cultures. (Chapter 2) DET

   monitors and reports on the effectiveness of school strategies to engage with their Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and community and recognise Indigenous cultures. (Chapter 2)

   DET should consider culturally appropriate ways to engage with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to determine the level of school engagement.

4. QAO's text Addressed to: commences early engagement on the Youth Employment Program. (Chapter 3) The memorandum of understanding for the Youth Employment Program between DET and DATSIP

   commences early engagement on the Youth Employment Program. (Chapter 3)

   The memorandum of understanding for the Youth Employment Program between DET and DATSIP should be jointly reviewed by both agencies to facilitate ease of access to schools.

   Engagement should commence before students undertake the Senior Education and Training plan and should be informed by local job opportunities.

5. QAO's text Addressed to: reviews, in collaboration with DET, how its existing suite of economic development strategies supports disengaged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, who leave school early, to re-engage with education and training. (Chapter 3) The review

   reviews, in collaboration with DET, how its existing suite of economic development strategies supports disengaged Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, who leave school early, to re-engage with education and training. (Chapter 3)

   The review should include the scope of programs to support disengaged young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students who leave school early in collaboration with DET to identify ways to support students to stay at school.

6. QAO's text Addressed to: develops a robust methodology to report on the Queensland Government’s Indigenous procurement expenditure to ensure that data on procurement to Indigenous businesses is accurate and complete as possible. (Chapter 3) DATSIP

   develops a robust methodology to report on the Queensland Government’s Indigenous procurement expenditure to ensure that data on procurement to Indigenous businesses is accurate and complete as possible. (Chapter 3)

   DATSIP should formalise memorandums of understanding with other agencies it collects data from to report publicly, particularly procurement data.

Authoritative report — Queensland Audit Office

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