Outcomes, administered items and outputs

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations is a new Department which was created as a result of the AAO of 3 December 2007.  Its Outcome and Output structure is a combination of those drawn from the former Department of Education, Science and Training, the former Department of Employment and Workplace Relations and the former Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.

The outcome structure for the new Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations was outlined in Table 1.1.  Figure 2 shows the price of outputs for each Outcome.

Outcome 1 – Families and children have choices and opportunities

Explanation of Variations

Additional estimates variations for 2007-08 for Outcome 1 are outlined in Table 1.4, and other variations including parameter adjustments are outlined in Table 1.3.

Revised Performance Information – 2007-08

Performance information for Outcome 1 is reported against Outcome 3 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA).  The performance information is taken from ‘Services for Families with Children’,  ‘Support for Child Care’, ‘Jobs Education and Training Child Care Fee Assistance’ and ‘Child Care Benefit’.  Table 2.1 shows a change from the FaCSIA performance information relating to Child Care Benefit.

Outcome 2 – School Education

Explanation of Variations

Additional estimates variations for 2007-08 for Outcome 2 are outlined in Table 1.4, and other variations including parameter adjustments are outlined in Table 1.3.

Revised Performance Information – 2007-08

Performance information for Outcome 2 is reported against Outcome 1 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST).  Table 2.2 shows a new performance indicator relating to the Digital Education Revolution.

Outcome 3 – Higher Education

Explanation of Variations

Additional estimates variations for 2007-08 for Outcome 3 are outlined in Table 1.4, and other variations including parameter adjustments are outlined in Table 1.3.

Revised Performance Information – 2007-08

Performance information for Outcome 3 is reported against Outcome 2 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST).  There have been no changes to the performance information for Outcome 3 from that reported against Outcome 2 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for DEST.

Outcome 4 – Vocational and Technical Education

Explanation of Variations

Additional estimates variations for 2007-08 for Outcome 4 are outlined in Table 1.4, and other variations including parameter adjustments are outlined in Table 1.3.

Revised Performance Information – 2007-08

Performance information for Outcome 4 is reported against Outcome 3 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST).  There have been no changes to the performance information for Outcome 4 from that reported against Outcome 3 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for DEST.

Outcome 5 – Transitions

Explanation of Variations

Additional estimates variations for 2007-08 for Outcome 5 are outlined in Table 1.4, and other variations including parameter adjustments are outlined in Table 1.3.

Revised Performance Information – 2007-08

Performance information for Outcome 5 is reported against Outcome 4 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST), and against Output Group 2.4 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA). There have been no changes to the performance information for Outcome 5 from that reported against Outcome 4 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for DEST and against Output Group 2.4 for FaCSIA.

Outcome 6 – International Influence

Explanation of Variations

Additional estimates variations for 2007-08 for Outcome 6 are outlined in Table 1.4, and other variations including parameter adjustments are outlined in Table 1.3.

Revised Performance Information – 2007-08

Performance information for Outcome 6 is reported against Outcome 6 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST).  There have been no changes to the performance information for Outcome 6 from that reported against Outcome 6 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for DEST.

Outcome 7 – Efficient and effective labour market assistance

Explanation of Variations

Additional estimates variations for 2007-08 for Outcome 7 are outlined in Table 1.4, and other variations including parameter adjustments are outlined in Table 1.3.

Revised Performance Information – 2007-08

Performance information for Outcome 7 is reported against Outcome 1 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).

One change to the performance information for Outcome 7 since the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former DEWR has been that responsibility for the Disability Support Pension has been transferred under the AAO to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.  Two targets in relation to this program under Output Group 1.1 for the former DEWR have been removed:

• Average (mean) duration on income support by current income support payment (weeks); and
• Percentage of time on income support in the last 12 months that customer declares earnings.

Outcome 8 – Increased workforce participation

Explanation of Variations

Additional estimates variations for 2007-08 for Outcome 8 are outlined in Table 1.4, and other variations including parameter adjustments are outlined in Table 1.3.

Revised Performance Information – 2007-08

Performance information for Outcome 8 is reported against Outcome 3 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).

One change to the performance information for Outcome 8 since the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former DEWR has been that responsibility for the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) has been transferred under the AAO to the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.  All three targets in relation to this program under Output 3.2.3 for the former DEWR have been removed:

• Level of satisfaction of Ministers with the provision of policy advice;
• Utilisation of programme places; and
• Proportion of non-indigenous participants.

Outcome 9 – Higher productivity, higher pay workplaces

Explanation of Variations

Additional estimates variations for 2007-08 for Outcome 9 are outlined in Table 1.4, and other variations including parameter adjustments are outlined in Table 1.3.

Revised Performance Information – 2007-08

Performance information for Outcome 9 is reported against Outcome 2 in the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).

One change to the performance information for Outcome 9 since the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statements for the former DEWR relates to the creation of the Workplace Authority on 1 July 2007.  All three targets in relation to the Office of the Employment Advocate under Output 2.2.2 (Assistance to the Employment Advocate) for the former DEWR have been removed:

• Client satisfaction with advice and assistance provided by the Office of the Employment Advocate (OEA);
• Accessibility of services provided by the OEA; and
• Effectiveness of the OEA’s system for receiving workplace agreement lodgements.

In addition, one target under Output 2.2.3 (Workplace relations services) for the former DEWR has been removed, as a result of the creation of the Workplace Authority:

• Timeliness of departmental responses to client requests.