Outputs. The outputs of this Agreement will be: implementing accessible quality early childhood education programs which meet the needs of parents and communities at a cost which does not present a barrier to participation, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged children; delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of Indigenous children, including in remote areas; delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children; and supporting all children’s quality early childhood education participation, regardless of whether quality early childhood education programs are delivered through schools (non-government and government), standalone preschools or long day care1 centres. Part 3 — roles and responsibilities of each party To realise the objectives and commitments in this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below. Role of the Commonwealth The Commonwealth agrees to be responsible for: providing a financial contribution to assist the States to provide universal access and achieve the agreed performance benchmarks; monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of services under this Agreement; compiling and publishing an annual National Report as set out in clause 29 of this Agreement, in consultation with the Australian Education Senior Officials Committee (AESOC); and coordinating the development of new, or the amendment of existing, Implementation Plans in partnership with the States and in accordance with clause 22 of this Agreement. Role of the States The States agree to be responsible for: developing and/or amending Implementation Plans in partnership with the Commonwealth and in accordance with clause 22 of this Agreement; delivering on outcomes and outputs agreed in their Implementation Plan; reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs as set out in Part 4 of this Agreement; providing funding to support all children’s quality early childhood education participation, regardless of whether the program is delivered through schools (government and non-government), standalone preschools or long day care centres; and ensuring funds under this Agreement are expended on quality early childhood education programs and initiatives to facilitate quality early childhood education participation. Shared roles and responsibilities The Commonwealth and the States agree to be jointly responsible for: participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement; negotiating new or revised Schedules, including Implementation Plans, to this Agreement; removing barriers to participation in a quality early childhood education program, including ensuring cost is not a barrier (especially for Indigenous children and vulnerable and disadvantaged children) and provision is in a form that meets the needs of families under this Agreement; continuing to collaborate via a National Information Agreement on Early Childhood Education and Care (NIA ECEC) on data development and collection to improve transparency and reporting of outputs and outcomes on early childhood education, while maintaining comparability across collections for the purposes of tracking progress over time; bilaterally agreeing a definition of vulnerable and disadvantaged children for the purpose of Implementation Plans; and committing to sharing information on a reciprocal basis; subject to relevant legislation, privacy provisions and ongoing discussions and negotiations at the Data Strategy Group, and agreement with the data custodian. The Parties will meet the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring that prior agreement is reached on the nature and content of any events, announcements, promotional material or publicity relating to activities under an Implementation Plan, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately. Implementation Plans The Commonwealth and the States will agree to, or agree amendments to, Implementation Plans that set out each State’s strategy for providing universal access from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019, and delivering on the outcomes and outputs set out in Part 2 of this Agreement, including: details of priorities and strategies to facilitate participation by all children, including Indigenous children and vulnerable and disadvantaged children, in early childhood education programs (including current strategies); strategies to ensure access to early childhood education for all Indigenous four-year-olds, particularly those in remote communities; demonstrating how these strategies will address the issue of cost as a potential barrier to participation by vulnerable and disadvantaged children; strategies to ensure funding is directed to support participation by all children in all quality early childhood education programs, regardless of whether programs are delivered through schools (government and non-government), standalone preschools or long day care centres; and State-specific data and implementation issues and strategies for how these will be overcome in the context of assessing performance under the Agreement. Part 4 — Performance monitoring and reporting Performance indicators Achievement of the objectives and outcomes in this Agreement will be informed with reference to the Performance Indicators detailed in Table 1. Data Collection The NIA ECEC is an agreement between the Commonwealth and the States that provides a framework for cooperation to develop the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) information base required for the COAG early childhood reform agenda. This includes the establishment and maintenance of the ECEC National Minimum Data Set (ECEC NMDS) which underpins the National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection (the National Collection). The annual National Collection is the primary data source for matters under this Agreement and for the measurement of achievement of benchmarks and monitoring of progress under this Agreement. Schedule A of this Agreement outlines specific information relating to Performance Indicator Specifications. In addition, States may provide supplementary data and/or contextual information to the Commonwealth to aid interpretation of the data, on which the Commonwealth will consult with the relevant State. Once agreed by the Commonwealth, the supplementary data and/or contextual information will be used to inform assessment of States’ achievement of performance benchmarks. Supplementary data must be provided in a timely manner to assist in assessing performance benchmarks in accordance with Table 2 and Table 3. Providing universal access to and improving participation of all children in affordable, quality early childhood education program(s), including that: vulnerable and disadvantaged children have access to, and participate in, an affordable, quality early childhood education program; Indigenous children have access to, and participate in, an affordable, quality early childhood education program; and all Indigenous four-year-olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education. Implementing accessible, quality early childhood education programs which meet the needs of parents and communities at a cost which does not present a barrier to participation, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of Indigenous children, including in remote areas. Teacher Qualifications 1. The proportion of early childhood education programs delivered by a degree qualified early childhood teacher who meets the NQF requirements. 95 per cent.*
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement, National Partnership Agreement
Outputs. The outputs objectives and outcomes of this Agreement will be: implementing accessible quality early childhood education programs which meet be achieved by the needs successful delivery of parents transport infrastructure and communities planning Projects, as set out in the Schedules to this Agreement and measured by specific performance metrics outlined at a cost which does not present a barrier to participation, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged children; delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of Indigenous children, including in remote areas; delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children; and supporting all children’s quality early childhood education participation, regardless of whether quality early childhood education programs are delivered through schools (non-government and government), standalone preschools or long day care1 centresclause 36. Part 3 — roles and responsibilities of each party To realise the objectives and commitments in this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below. Role of the Commonwealth The Commonwealth agrees to be responsible foraccountable for the following roles and responsibilities: providing a financial contribution assessing and determining which Projects are to assist the States to provide universal access and achieve the agreed performance benchmarks; monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of services be funded under this Agreement; compiling and publishing an annual National Report as set out in clause 29 of this Agreement, in consultation with the Australian Education Senior Officials Committee (AESOC); and coordinating the development of new, or the amendment of existing, Implementation Plans in partnership with the States and in accordance with clause 22 the NLT Act (and other relevant legislation) and the associated Notes on Administration; providing a financial contribution to the States for the Projects set out in the Schedules; coordinating the development and revision of the Schedules in partnership with the States; monitoring and assessing performance in the delivery of Projects under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframe; assessing and approving targets for Indigenous Participation Plans submitted by the States, in accordance with the Notes on Administration and the Indigenous Employment and Supplier-use Infrastructure Framework, with relevant Commonwealth agencies to deliver appropriate supply-side supports consistent with their portfolio responsibilities; in accordance with the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Xxx 0000, ensuring that financial contributions to a building project or projects as defined under the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Xxx 0000, are only made where a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme, where applicable, is contracted; in accordance with the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Xxx 0000, ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2016, as amended from time to time where applicable, is a condition of Commonwealth funding for Project delivery; in line with the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, recognising the State’s funding contribution to projects in all publications, promotional and advertising materials, and public announcements and activities in relation to a Project as appropriate, and consulting the State prior to release of all promotional materials concerning Projects funded through this Agreement; and to consult with the States on a case-by-case basis on updating or otherwise amending the Notes on Administration to this Agreement, and seek States’ agreement where change is proposed. Role of the States and Territories The States agree to be responsible foraccountable for the following roles and responsibilities: developing and/or amending Implementation Plans providing a financial or in-kind contribution, where agreed, to Projects set out in partnership with the Commonwealth and in accordance with clause 22 Schedules, to support the implementation of this Agreement; providing Project Proposal Reports, accompanying Indigenous Participation Plans and project data, such as modelling outputs and expected project benefits, consistent with the guidance and templates in the Notes on Administration, and providing additional information requested by the Commonwealth to support its roles and responsibilities; delivering the infrastructure Projects set out in the Schedules to support the implementation of this Agreement; ensuring procurement practices deliver value for money for public funds and support the longer term capacity and diversity of the construction market, in accordance with principles agreed through the Transport and Infrastructure Council; maintaining the roads on outcomes the National Land Transport Network to the appropriate standard based on their classification, as set out in the Notes on Administration; monitoring and outputs agreed assessing performance in their Implementation Planthe delivery of Projects under this Agreement, including providing relevant information on development and progress of a funded Project on request to assist the Commonwealth with performing its roles and responsibilities; reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting; ensuring that only a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme, where applicable, is contracted, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth; ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2016, as amended from time to time, where applicable, is made a condition of this Agreementtender for all contractors and subcontractors who tender for the work, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth; implementing Indigenous participation requirements for Projects in accordance with the Indigenous Employment and Supplier-use Infrastructure Framework, including developing and delivering Indigenous Participation Plans for Projects above the financial threshold set out in the Notes on Administration, determining targets for Indigenous employment and supplier-use to be agreed by the Commonwealth, and reporting against performance; providing to the Commonwealth cost estimates for all Projects with a total anticipated Outturn cost (including contingency) exceeding $25 million that, unless otherwise approved by the Commonwealth, have been developed using appropriate probabilistic cost estimation techniques (as defined in the Notes on Administration) to generate P502 and P90 Outturn costs for projects and providing access to underpinning data; providing Infrastructure Australia with business cases and relevant supporting information and documentation for assessment for Projects where a State is seeking a Commonwealth funding contribution for a Project equal to support all childrenor greater than the threshold as set out in the Notes on Administration; and providing the State’s quality early childhood education consideration, in relevant Project documents, of opportunities for private sector financial participation, regardless of whether and public private partnership (PPP) procurement options, for Projects set out in the program Schedules to this Agreement where: the Project’s size and nature is delivered through schools (government and non-government), standalone preschools or long day care centresconducive to financing opportunities; and ensuring funds under this Agreement are expended for PPPs, the estimated capital cost of a Project is greater than or equal to the threshold set out in the Notes on quality early childhood education programs and initiatives to facilitate quality early childhood education participation. Shared roles and responsibilities The Commonwealth and the States agree to be jointly responsible for: participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement; negotiating new or revised Schedules, including Implementation Plans, to this Agreement; removing barriers to participation in a quality early childhood education program, including ensuring cost is not a barrier (especially for Indigenous children and vulnerable and disadvantaged children) and provision is in a form that meets the needs of families under this Agreement; continuing to collaborate via a National Information Agreement on Early Childhood Education and Care (NIA ECEC) on data development and collection to improve transparency and reporting of outputs and outcomes on early childhood education, while maintaining comparability across collections for the purposes of tracking progress over time; bilaterally agreeing a definition of vulnerable and disadvantaged children for the purpose of Implementation Plans; and committing to sharing information on a reciprocal basis; subject to relevant legislation, privacy provisions and ongoing discussions and negotiations at the Data Strategy Group, and agreement with the data custodianAdministration. The Parties will meet States further agree that in line with the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring they will: recognise the Commonwealth’s funding contribution to Projects in all publications, promotional and advertising materials, including Project signage, and public announcements and activities in relation to a Project as appropriate, and must consult the Commonwealth prior to release of all promotional-related materials concerning projects funded through this Agreement; provide reasonable opportunity for the Commonwealth to contribute to developing communications strategies for Projects with a Commonwealth funding contribution; provide the Commonwealth with equal access to products that prior agreement they obtain for use in the development of promotional material including but not limited to Project data, footage and images; and where the Commonwealth is reached on the nature and content a majority funder of any events, announcementsa Project, promotional material or publicity relating and public recognition should provide major prominence to activities under an Implementation Planthe Commonwealth’s contribution, with the Parties to agree the content and timing. Notwithstanding asset ownership, the States acknowledge that the Commonwealth may participate in Project planning, delivery and review including through participation in Project steering groups and decision-making bodies, with due consideration to each Parties’ financial contribution, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately. Implementation Plans The Commonwealth and the States will agree to, or agree amendments to, Implementation Plans that set out each State’s strategy for providing universal access from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019, and delivering on the outcomes and outputs set out in Part 2 of this Agreement, including: details of priorities and strategies to facilitate participation by all children, including Indigenous children and vulnerable and disadvantaged children, in early childhood education programs (including current strategies); strategies data to ensure access to early childhood education for all Indigenous four-year-olds, particularly those in remote communities; demonstrating how these strategies will address the issue of cost as a potential barrier to participation by vulnerable and disadvantaged children; strategies to ensure funding is directed to support participation by all children in all quality early childhood education programs, regardless of whether programs are delivered through schools (government and non-government), standalone preschools or long day care centres; and State-specific data and implementation issues and strategies for how these will be overcome in the context of assessing performance under the Agreement. Part 4 — Performance monitoring and reporting Performance indicators Achievement of the its policy objectives and outcomes accountability responsibilities are satisfied. Shared roles and responsibilities related to joint participation in this Agreement will be informed with reference to the Performance Indicators detailed in Table 1. Data Collection The NIA ECEC is an agreement between the Commonwealth and the States that provides a framework for cooperation to develop the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) information base required for the COAG early childhood reform agenda. This includes the establishment and maintenance of the ECEC National Minimum Data Set (ECEC NMDS) which underpins the National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection (the National Collection). The annual National Collection is the primary data source for matters under this Agreement and for the measurement of achievement of benchmarks and monitoring of progress under this Agreement. Schedule A of this Agreement outlines specific information relating to Performance Indicator Specifications. In addition, States may provide supplementary data and/or contextual information to the Commonwealth to aid interpretation of the data, on which the Commonwealth will consult with the relevant State. Once agreed by the Commonwealth, the supplementary data and/or contextual information will be used to inform assessment of States’ achievement of performance benchmarks. Supplementary data must be provided in a timely manner to assist in assessing performance benchmarks in accordance with Table 2 and Table 3. Providing universal access to and improving participation of all children in affordable, quality early childhood education program(s), including that: vulnerable and disadvantaged children have access to, and participate in, an affordable, quality early childhood education program; Indigenous children have access to, and participate in, an affordable, quality early childhood education program; and all Indigenous four-year-olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education. Implementing accessible, quality early childhood education programs which meet the needs of parents and communities Project governance are outlined at a cost which does not present a barrier to participation, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of Indigenous children, including in remote areas. Teacher Qualifications 1. The proportion of early childhood education programs delivered by a degree qualified early childhood teacher who meets the NQF requirements. 95 per centclause 34 below.*
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement, National Partnership Agreement
Outputs. Outputs The outputs of this Agreement will be: implementing accessible quality early childhood education programs which meet be the needs delivery of parents new projects that support health prevention and communities at a cost which does not present a barrier to participation, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged children; delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation better use of Indigenous children, including in remote areas; delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children; and supporting all children’s quality early childhood education participation, regardless of whether quality early childhood education programs are delivered through schools (non-government and government), standalone preschools or long day care1 centreshealth data. Part 3 — roles and responsibilities of each party To realise the objectives and commitments in this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below. Role of the Commonwealth The Commonwealth agrees to will be responsible for: assessing and agreeing the State-nominated projects to be funded against project criteria set out at clause 16 of this Agreement; monitoring achievement against project stages and completion dates for the delivery of projects under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered within the agreed timeframe; and providing a financial contribution to assist the States to provide universal access and achieve support the agreed performance benchmarks; monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of services under this Agreement; compiling and publishing an annual National Report as set out in clause 29 of this Agreement, in consultation with the Australian Education Senior Officials Committee (AESOC); and coordinating the development of new, or the amendment of existing, Implementation Plans in partnership with the States and in accordance with clause 22 implementation of this Agreement. Role of the States The States agree to will be responsible for: developing and/or amending Implementation Plans project proposals and supporting evidence; all aspects of delivering on the outputs set out in partnership with the Commonwealth and in accordance with clause 22 of this Agreement; delivering on outcomes and outputs agreed in their Implementation Plan; reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs as set out in Part 4 of this Agreement; providing funding to support all children’s quality early childhood education participation, regardless of whether the program is delivered through schools (government – Projects and non-government), standalone preschools or long day care centres; and ensuring funds under this Agreement are expended on quality early childhood education programs and initiatives to facilitate quality early childhood education participationReporting. Shared roles and responsibilities The Commonwealth and the States agree to will be jointly responsible for: participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement; negotiating new or revised Schedules, including Implementation Plans, for agreeing bilateral schedules to this Agreement; removing barriers to participation Agreement in a quality early childhood education program, including ensuring cost is not a barrier (especially for Indigenous children accordance with Part 4 – Projects and vulnerable and disadvantaged children) and provision is in a form that meets the needs of families under this Agreement; continuing to collaborate via a National Information Agreement on Early Childhood Education and Care (NIA ECEC) on data development and collection to improve transparency and reporting of outputs and outcomes on early childhood education, while maintaining comparability across collections for the purposes of tracking progress over time; bilaterally agreeing a definition of vulnerable and disadvantaged children for the purpose of Implementation Plans; and committing to sharing information on a reciprocal basis; subject to relevant legislation, privacy provisions and ongoing discussions and negotiations at the Data Strategy Group, and agreement with the data custodianReporting. The Parties will meet the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring that prior agreement is reached on the nature and content of any events, announcements, promotional material or publicity relating to activities under an Implementation Planthis Agreement, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately. Implementation Plans The Commonwealth Part 4 — Projects and the States reporting Agreed projects, expected completion dates and relevant reporting dates will agree to, or agree amendments to, Implementation Plans that set out each State’s strategy for providing universal access from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019, and delivering on the outcomes and outputs be set out in bilateral schedules to this Agreement. Reporting arrangements The States will provide to the Commonwealth: performance reports in accordance with the bilateral schedules to this Agreement, with each performance report to contain a description of actual performance in the period to date against the agreed project proposal including project stages and completion dates; and annual performance reports thereafter for the remaining period of the agreed project, with each to include a description of actual performance in the period to date until completion of the project, and the final report to also include the evaluation of the benefits and learnings from the projects, including supporting data, where available, for the purposes of informing future reforms. In addition to the reporting requirements in clause 13, the States may provide the Commonwealth with informal updates on any shared learnings from projects that may inform future directions. Part 2 5 — financial arrangements The Commonwealth will provide an estimated total financial contribution to the States of $50.0 million in respect of this Agreement, includingon with each State’s share to be paid on signing of the Agreement by the Commonwealth and that State. All payments are GST exclusive. The States will be eligible for funding on an adjusted per capita basis on agreement with the Commonwealth to projects that: details trial new initiatives or ways of delivering services aligned to state system priorities (projects cannot be a continuation of existing programs or services); are consistent with reforms at clauses 7(c)(v) and strategies to facilitate participation by all children(vi) of the Heads of Agreement on Public Hospital Funding and Health Reform agreed in February 2018; include a requirement for an evaluation of the benefits and learnings from the projects, including Indigenous children supporting data, where available, with the States to determine the evaluation scope and vulnerable methodology; and disadvantaged childrenare supported by documentation which: describes the proposed projects including rationale, in early childhood education programs target populations (including current strategies); strategies to ensure access to early childhood education for all Indigenous four-year-olds, particularly those in remote communities; demonstrating how these strategies will address the issue of cost as a potential barrier to participation by vulnerable and disadvantaged children; strategies to ensure funding is directed to support participation by all children in all quality early childhood education programs, regardless of whether programs are delivered through schools (government and non-governmentif applicable), standalone preschools or long day care centresscheduled stages, timing, and anticipated outcomes; demonstrates that the proposed project meets the criteria at clause 16(a) to (c) inclusive; and State-specific data provides the estimated cost of each project to enable the Commonwealth to assess whether the value of projects proposed in accordance with clauses 16(d)(i) and implementation issues and strategies for how these will be overcome in 16(d)(ii) is commensurate with the context of assessing performance Commonwealth’s financial contribution under the this Agreement. Part 4 The Commonwealth’s funding contribution will not be reduced where the States secure funding from other activity partners. The Commonwealth’s estimated financial contributions to the operation of this Agreement, including through National Partnership payments to the States paid in accordance with Schedule D — Performance monitoring and reporting Performance indicators Achievement Payment Arrangements of the objectives and outcomes in this Agreement will be informed with reference to the Performance Indicators detailed IGA FFR, are shown in Table 1. Data Collection The NIA ECEC is an agreement between ($ million) 2018-19 Total Less estimated National Partnership Payments New South Wales Western Australia 36.7 13.3 36.7 13.3 Having regard to the agreed estimated costs of projects specified in this Agreement, a State will not be required to pay a refund to the Commonwealth and if the actual cost of the project is less than the agreed estimated cost of the project. Similarly, the States bear all risk should the costs of a project exceed the agreed estimated costs. The Parties acknowledge that this arrangement provides a framework for cooperation to develop the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) information base required maximum incentive for the COAG early childhood reform agendaStates to deliver projects cost effectively and efficiently. This includes the establishment and maintenance Part 6 — governance arrangements Enforceability of the ECEC National Minimum Data Set (ECEC NMDS) which underpins Agreement The Parties do not intend any of the National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection (the National Collection). The annual National Collection is the primary data source for matters under provisions of this Agreement and for to be legally enforceable. However, that does not lessen the measurement of achievement of benchmarks and monitoring of progress under Parties’ commitment to this Agreement. Schedule A Variation of the Agreement The Agreement may be amended at any time by agreement in writing by all the Parties. Bilateral schedules to this Agreement outlines specific information relating to Performance Indicator Specificationsthat have no impact on other Parties may be amended at any time by agreement in writing by the relevant Commonwealth and State portfolio ministers. In addition, States may provide supplementary data and/or contextual information A Party to the Commonwealth to aid interpretation of Agreement may terminate their participation in the data, on which the Commonwealth will consult with the relevant State. Once agreed Agreement at any time by the Commonwealth, the supplementary data and/or contextual information will be used to inform assessment of States’ achievement of performance benchmarks. Supplementary data must be provided notifying all Parties in a timely manner to assist in assessing performance benchmarks in accordance with Table 2 and Table 3. Providing universal access to and improving participation of all children in affordable, quality early childhood education program(s), including that: vulnerable and disadvantaged children have access to, and participate in, an affordable, quality early childhood education program; Indigenous children have access to, and participate in, an affordable, quality early childhood education program; and all Indigenous four-year-olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education. Implementing accessible, quality early childhood education programs which meet the needs of parents and communities at a cost which does not present a barrier to participation, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of Indigenous children, including in remote areas. Teacher Qualifications 1. The proportion of early childhood education programs delivered by a degree qualified early childhood teacher who meets the NQF requirements. 95 per centwriting.*
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Samples: Project Agreement
Outputs. The outputs of this Agreement will be: implementing accessible quality early childhood education programs which meet the needs of parents and communities at a cost which does not present a barrier to participation, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged children; delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of Indigenous children, including in remote areas; delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children; and supporting all children’s quality early childhood education participation, regardless of whether quality early childhood education programs are delivered through schools (non-government and government), standalone preschools or long day care1 care centres. Part 3 — roles and responsibilities of each party To realise the objectives and commitments in this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below. Role of the Commonwealth The Commonwealth agrees to be responsible for: providing a financial contribution to assist the States to provide universal access and achieve the agreed performance benchmarks; monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of services under this Agreement; compiling and publishing an annual National Report as set out in clause 29 28 of this Agreement, in consultation with the Australian Education Senior Officials Committee (AESOC); and coordinating the development of new, or the amendment of existing, Implementation Plans in partnership with the States and in accordance with clause 22 21 of this Agreement. Role of the States The States agree to be responsible for: developing and/or amending Implementation Plans in partnership with the Commonwealth and in accordance with clause 22 21 of this Agreement; delivering on outcomes and outputs agreed in their Implementation Plan; reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs as set out in Part 4 of this Agreement; providing funding to support all children’s quality early childhood education participation, regardless of whether the program is delivered through schools (government and non-government), standalone preschools or long day care centres; and ensuring funds under this Agreement are expended on quality early childhood education programs and initiatives to facilitate quality early childhood education participation. Shared roles and responsibilities The Commonwealth and the States agree to be jointly responsible for: participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement; negotiating new or revised Schedules, including Implementation Plans, to this Agreement; removing barriers to participation in a quality early childhood education program, including ensuring cost is not a barrier (especially for Indigenous children and vulnerable and disadvantaged children) and provision is in a form that meets the needs of families under this Agreement; continuing to collaborate via a National Information Agreement on Early Childhood Education and Care (NIA ECECNIAECEC) on data development and collection to improve transparency and reporting of outputs and outcomes on early childhood education, while maintaining comparability across collections for the purposes of tracking progress over time; bilaterally agreeing a definition of vulnerable and disadvantaged children for the purpose of Implementation Plans; and committing to sharing information on a reciprocal basis; subject to relevant legislation, privacy provisions and ongoing discussions and negotiations at the Early Childhood Data Strategy Sub Group (ECDSG) and Data Sub Group, and agreement with the data custodiancustodian (i.e. the Department of Social Services), including access to Commonwealth Childcare Management System data. The Parties will meet the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring that prior agreement is reached on the nature and content of any events, announcements, promotional material or publicity relating to activities under an Implementation Plan, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately. Implementation Plans The Commonwealth and the States will agree to, or agree amendments to, Implementation Plans that set out each State’s strategy for providing universal access from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 20192018, and delivering on the outcomes and outputs set out in Part 2 of this Agreement, including: details of priorities and strategies to facilitate participation by all children, including Indigenous children and vulnerable and disadvantaged children, in early childhood education programs (including current strategies); strategies to ensure access to early childhood education for all Indigenous four-four year-olds, particularly those in remote communities; demonstrating how these strategies will address the issue of cost as a potential barrier to participation by vulnerable and disadvantaged children; strategies to ensure funding is directed to support participation by all children in all quality early childhood education programs, regardless of whether programs are delivered through schools (government and non-government), standalone preschools or long day care centres; and State-specific data and implementation issues and strategies for how these will be overcome in the context of assessing performance under the Agreement. Part 4 — Performance monitoring and reporting Performance indicators Achievement of the objectives and outcomes in this Agreement will be informed with reference to the Performance Indicators detailed in Table 1. Data Collection The NIA ECEC NIAECEC is an agreement between the Commonwealth and the States that provides a framework for cooperation to develop the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) information base required for the COAG early childhood reform agenda. This includes the establishment and maintenance of the ECEC National Minimum Data Set (ECEC NMDS) which underpins the National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection (the National Collection). The annual National Collection is the primary data source for matters under this Agreement and for the measurement of achievement of benchmarks and monitoring of progress under this Agreement. Schedule A of this Agreement outlines specific information relating to Performance Indicator Specificationsspecifications. In addition, States may provide supplementary data and/or contextual information to the Commonwealth to aid interpretation of the data, on which the Commonwealth will consult with the relevant State. Once agreed by the Commonwealth, the supplementary data and/or contextual information will be used to inform assessment of States’ achievement of performance benchmarks. Supplementary data must be provided in a timely manner to assist in assessing performance benchmarks in accordance with Table 2 and Table 32. Providing universal access to and improving participation of all children in affordable, quality early childhood education program(s), including that: vulnerable and disadvantaged children have access to, and participate in, an affordable, quality early childhood education program; Indigenous children have access to, and participate in, an affordable, quality early childhood education program; and all Indigenous four-four year-olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education. Implementing accessible, quality early childhood education programs which meet the needs of parents and communities at a cost which does not present a barrier to participation, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of Indigenous children, including in remote areas. Teacher Qualifications 1. The proportion of early childhood education programs delivered by a degree qualified early childhood teacher who meets the NQF requirements. 95 per cent.*
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Samples: National Partnership Agreement
Outputs. The outputs objectives and outcomes of this Agreement will be: implementing accessible quality early childhood education programs which meet be achieved by the needs successful delivery of parents transport infrastructure and communities planning Projects, as set out in the Schedules to this Agreement and measured by specific performance metrics outlined at a cost which does not present a barrier to participation, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged children; delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of Indigenous children, including in remote areas; delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children; and supporting all children’s quality early childhood education participation, regardless of whether quality early childhood education programs are delivered through schools (non-government and government), standalone preschools or long day care1 centresclause 36. Part 3 — roles and responsibilities of each party To realise the objectives and commitments in this Agreement, each Party has specific roles and responsibilities, as outlined below. Role of the Commonwealth The Commonwealth agrees to be responsible foraccountable for the following roles and responsibilities: providing a financial contribution assessing and determining which Projects are to assist the States to provide universal access and achieve the agreed performance benchmarks; monitoring and assessing the performance in the delivery of services be funded under this Agreement; compiling and publishing an annual National Report as set out in clause 29 of this Agreement, in consultation with the Australian Education Senior Officials Committee (AESOC); and coordinating the development of new, or the amendment of existing, Implementation Plans in partnership with the States and in accordance with clause 22 the NLT Act (and other relevant legislation) and the associated Notes on Administration; providing a financial contribution to the States for the Projects set out in the Schedules; coordinating the development and revision of the Schedules in partnership with the States; monitoring and assessing performance in the delivery of Projects under this Agreement to ensure that outputs are delivered and outcomes are achieved within the agreed timeframe; assessing and approving targets for Indigenous Participation Plans submitted by the States, in accordance with the Notes on Administration and the Indigenous Employment and Supplier-use Infrastructure Framework, with relevant Commonwealth agencies to deliver appropriate supply-side supports consistent with their portfolio responsibilities; in accordance with the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016, ensuring that financial contributions to a building project or projects as defined under the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016, are only made where a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme, where applicable, is contracted; in accordance with the Building and Construction Industry (Improving Productivity) Act 2016, ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2016, as amended from time to time where applicable, is a condition of Commonwealth funding for Project delivery; in line with the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, recognising the State’s funding contribution to projects in all publications, promotional and advertising materials, and public announcements and activities in relation to a Project as appropriate, and consulting the State prior to release of all promotional materials concerning Projects funded through this Agreement; and to consult with the States on a case-by-case basis on updating or otherwise amending the Notes on Administration to this Agreement, and seek States’ agreement where change is proposed. Role of the States and Territories The States agree to be responsible foraccountable for the following roles and responsibilities: developing and/or amending Implementation Plans providing a financial or in-kind contribution, where agreed, to Projects set out in partnership with the Commonwealth and in accordance with clause 22 Schedules, to support the implementation of this Agreement; providing Project Proposal Reports, accompanying Indigenous Participation Plans and project data, such as modelling outputs and expected project benefits, consistent with the guidance and templates in the Notes on Administration, and providing additional information requested by the Commonwealth to support its roles and responsibilities; delivering the infrastructure Projects set out in the Schedules to support the implementation of this Agreement; ensuring procurement practices deliver value for money for public funds and support the longer term capacity and diversity of the construction market, in accordance with principles agreed through the Transport and Infrastructure Council; maintaining the roads on outcomes the National Land Transport Network to the appropriate standard based on their classification, as set out in the Notes on Administration; monitoring and outputs agreed assessing performance in their Implementation Planthe delivery of Projects under this Agreement, including providing relevant information on development and progress of a funded Project on request to assist the Commonwealth with performing its roles and responsibilities; reporting on the delivery of outcomes and outputs as set out in Part 4 – Performance Monitoring and Reporting; ensuring that only a builder or builders accredited under the Australian Government Building and Construction Work Health and Safety Accreditation Scheme, where applicable, is contracted, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth; ensuring that compliance with the Building Code 2016, as amended from time to time, where applicable, is made a condition of this Agreementtender for all contractors and subcontractors who tender for the work, and providing the necessary assurances to the Commonwealth; implementing Indigenous participation requirements for Projects in accordance with the Indigenous Employment and Supplier-use Infrastructure Framework, including developing and delivering Indigenous Participation Plans for Projects above the financial threshold set out in the Notes on Administration, determining targets for Indigenous employment and supplier-use to be agreed by the Commonwealth, and reporting against performance; providing to the Commonwealth cost estimates for all Projects with a total anticipated Outturn cost (including contingency) exceeding $25 million that, unless otherwise approved by the Commonwealth, have been developed using appropriate probabilistic cost estimation techniques (as defined in the Notes on Administration) to generate P502 and P90 Outturn costs for projects and providing access to underpinning data; providing Infrastructure Australia with business cases and relevant supporting information and documentation for assessment for Projects where a State is seeking a Commonwealth funding contribution for a Project equal to support all childrenor greater than the threshold as set out in the Notes on Administration; and providing the State’s quality early childhood education consideration, in relevant Project documents, of opportunities for private sector financial participation, regardless of whether and public private partnership (PPP) procurement options, for Projects set out in the program Schedules to this Agreement where: the Project’s size and nature is delivered through schools (government and non-government), standalone preschools or long day care centresconducive to financing opportunities; and ensuring funds under this Agreement are expended for PPPs, the estimated capital cost of a Project is greater than or equal to the threshold set out in the Notes on quality early childhood education programs and initiatives to facilitate quality early childhood education participation. Shared roles and responsibilities The Commonwealth and the States agree to be jointly responsible for: participating in consultations as appropriate regarding the implementation of this Agreement; negotiating new or revised Schedules, including Implementation Plans, to this Agreement; removing barriers to participation in a quality early childhood education program, including ensuring cost is not a barrier (especially for Indigenous children and vulnerable and disadvantaged children) and provision is in a form that meets the needs of families under this Agreement; continuing to collaborate via a National Information Agreement on Early Childhood Education and Care (NIA ECEC) on data development and collection to improve transparency and reporting of outputs and outcomes on early childhood education, while maintaining comparability across collections for the purposes of tracking progress over time; bilaterally agreeing a definition of vulnerable and disadvantaged children for the purpose of Implementation Plans; and committing to sharing information on a reciprocal basis; subject to relevant legislation, privacy provisions and ongoing discussions and negotiations at the Data Strategy Group, and agreement with the data custodianAdministration. The Parties will meet States further agree that in line with the requirements of Schedule E, Clause 26 of the IGA FFR, by ensuring they will: recognise the Commonwealth’s funding contribution to Projects in all publications, promotional and advertising materials, including Project signage, and public announcements and activities in relation to a Project as appropriate, and must consult the Commonwealth prior to release of all promotional-related materials concerning projects funded through this Agreement; provide reasonable opportunity for the Commonwealth to contribute to developing communications strategies for Projects with a Commonwealth funding contribution; provide the Commonwealth with equal access to products that prior agreement they obtain for use in the development of promotional material including but not limited to Project data, footage and images; and where the Commonwealth is reached on the nature and content a majority funder of any events, announcementsa Project, promotional material or publicity relating and public recognition should provide major prominence to activities under an Implementation Planthe Commonwealth’s contribution, with the Parties to agree the content and timing. Notwithstanding asset ownership, the States acknowledge that the Commonwealth may participate in Project planning, delivery and review including through participation in Project steering groups and decision-making bodies, with due consideration to each Parties’ financial contribution, and that the roles of both Parties will be acknowledged and recognised appropriately. Implementation Plans The Commonwealth and the States will agree to, or agree amendments to, Implementation Plans that set out each State’s strategy for providing universal access from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019, and delivering on the outcomes and outputs set out in Part 2 of this Agreement, including: details of priorities and strategies to facilitate participation by all children, including Indigenous children and vulnerable and disadvantaged children, in early childhood education programs (including current strategies); strategies data to ensure access to early childhood education for all Indigenous four-year-olds, particularly those in remote communities; demonstrating how these strategies will address the issue of cost as a potential barrier to participation by vulnerable and disadvantaged children; strategies to ensure funding is directed to support participation by all children in all quality early childhood education programs, regardless of whether programs are delivered through schools (government and non-government), standalone preschools or long day care centres; and State-specific data and implementation issues and strategies for how these will be overcome in the context of assessing performance under the Agreement. Part 4 — Performance monitoring and reporting Performance indicators Achievement of the its policy objectives and outcomes accountability responsibilities are satisfied. Shared roles and responsibilities related to joint participation in this Agreement will be informed with reference to the Performance Indicators detailed in Table 1. Data Collection The NIA ECEC is an agreement between the Commonwealth and the States that provides a framework for cooperation to develop the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) information base required for the COAG early childhood reform agenda. This includes the establishment and maintenance of the ECEC National Minimum Data Set (ECEC NMDS) which underpins the National Early Childhood Education and Care Collection (the National Collection). The annual National Collection is the primary data source for matters under this Agreement and for the measurement of achievement of benchmarks and monitoring of progress under this Agreement. Schedule A of this Agreement outlines specific information relating to Performance Indicator Specifications. In addition, States may provide supplementary data and/or contextual information to the Commonwealth to aid interpretation of the data, on which the Commonwealth will consult with the relevant State. Once agreed by the Commonwealth, the supplementary data and/or contextual information will be used to inform assessment of States’ achievement of performance benchmarks. Supplementary data must be provided in a timely manner to assist in assessing performance benchmarks in accordance with Table 2 and Table 3. Providing universal access to and improving participation of all children in affordable, quality early childhood education program(s), including that: vulnerable and disadvantaged children have access to, and participate in, an affordable, quality early childhood education program; Indigenous children have access to, and participate in, an affordable, quality early childhood education program; and all Indigenous four-year-olds in remote communities have access to early childhood education. Implementing accessible, quality early childhood education programs which meet the needs of parents and communities Project governance are outlined at a cost which does not present a barrier to participation, particularly for vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of vulnerable and disadvantaged children. Delivering strategies and actions targeting the participation of Indigenous children, including in remote areas. Teacher Qualifications 1. The proportion of early childhood education programs delivered by a degree qualified early childhood teacher who meets the NQF requirements. 95 per centclause 34 below.*
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