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Evaluation Strategy 2010-2014

The department is committed to rigorous review and evaluation to ensure that its programs and services operate in an efficient and effective manner and contribute towards the Government's Towards Q2 Tomorrow's Queensland ambition for a world class education and training system.

To deliver on this commitment, the department's Evaluation Strategy 2010-2014: Strengthening our commitment to performance improvement 335k was officially launched in March 2010 (Evaluation Strategy 2010-2014 Vodcast - duration: 00:36:41)

The department's Evaluation Strategy 2010-2014, which is a standard for guiding quality evaluations, has three key elements:

Governance - Ensuring timeliness and rigor to inform decision making

This element is supported by the:

• Evaluation schedule
• Evaluation Steering Committee and its sub-committee the Ethics Advisory Group
• Evaluation governance groups
• Accountable officers
• Evaluation of the strategy

Capability - Building the department's capacity to conduct successful evaluations A suite of associated documents, templates and tools have been developed to support this element of the Strategy and to directly assist in building the capability of department's evaluation teams.

• Professional development
• Vodcast library
• Professional guidance - program logic
• Toolkit - templates, tools and factsheets
• Celebration - celebrating the progress of the department's evaluation journey

Relationships - Making connections across the department and with other organisations

This element is supported by the broader network of the evaluation community:

• Evaluation community of practice
• Consultation and collaborations
• Professional associations
• External evaluation contractors

The Strategy also outlines the values and principles required to guide and ensure quality evaluations for the department.

The department's evaluation process has seven (7) distinct phases. Evaluation findings are used to inform future decision-making, policy improvement and resource allocation. Ultimately, the knowledge gained through evaluations act as a check on how well the department is meeting its obligations to provide Queenslanders with the knowledge, skills and confidence to maximise their potential, contribute productively to the economy and build a better Queensland.

Continued implementation of the department's Evaluation Strategy contributes to fulfilling the obligation outlined in section 98 (1) (e) of the Public Service Act (Qld) 2000 that promotes continuous improvement in the public sector through evaluation mechanisms.

Contact Evaluation Services
Governance, Strategy and Planning Branch
Lvl 20. Education House, 30 Mary Street, Brisbane
PO Box 15033, City East, Q 4002
Phone - 07 3405 5172 or 07 3237 1319
Fax: 07 3237 0013
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