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❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks clarification on the Department of Education's engagement with not-for-profit organisations, specifically regarding funding, service delivery, selection processes, and quality assurance. The answer clarifies existing arrangements and lists involved organisations.

AnsweredQoN 496Legislative Council

Asked

31 October 2013

Member

Hon Adele Farina

Portfolio

Education

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I refer to Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 1 at page 272 "Spending Changes", line item "Sustainable Funding and Contracting with the not-for-profit sector", and ask: (a) are services that were previously delivered by the Department of Education now to be delivered by the not-for-profit sector; (b) what not-for-profit organisations are delivering these services; (c) how were these not-for-profit organisations selected to deliver these services; (d) what safeguards are in place to ensure the standard of the services being delivered is maintained; and (e) are any of these services being delivered in the South West?

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Answered

5 December 2013

Responded by

Minister for Education

Response time

35 days

(a) No. These services have not previously been delivered by the Department of Education and are existing contract arrangements with the not-for-profit sector. This is Component II funding from the State Government's Sustainable Funding and Contracting With the Not-For-Profit Sector initiative. This funding was provided to eligible contracts with existing service providers.
(b) Not-for-profit organisations delivering services are:
Nature of the Service
Organisations
Albany
Employment Skills Development Program (ETPP)
Albany Worklinks Inc
Targeted intervention and educational programs to support Indigenous male students (Royalties for Regions program)
Clontarf Foundation
Operation of academies to improve attendance, retention and participation of Aboriginal male students
Clontarf Foundation
Brighter Futures
program (ETPP)
Eastern Goldfields YMCA Inc
Foodbank Western Australia School Breakfast Program and services into regional locations
Foodbank Western Australia Inc
MidWest
Alternative Learning Program (ETPP)
Geraldton Regional Education Centre
Sourcing, brokering and managing external funding and support for the
Follow the Dream: Partnerships for Success
program
Graham Polly Farmer Foundation
Bunbury and Busselton Southwest flexible learning program (ETPP)
JSW Training and Community Services
Literature and literacy workshops for students and teachers
Literature Centre
Pilbara Engagement Program (ETPP)
Mission Australia
Support for students with specific learning difficulties, particularly dyslexia and other literacy-related learning difficulties in public school communities
The Dyslexia Speld Foundation W.A (Inc)
Learning for Life Program
The Smith Family
Certificate II in CGEA plus youth worker support as part of COMET Program
Youth Futures WA (Inc)
Community Outreach Education and Training Program (Comet) (ETPP)
Youth Futures WA (Inc)
School Chaplaincy Program
Youthcare
(c) The service agreements were established with the not-for-profit organisations according to the State Government policy applicable at that time.
(d) Contracts are managed and reviewed according to Terms and Conditions in the service agreement.
(e) Yes. JSW Training and Community Services delivers its services only in the South West. The following not-for-profit organisations deliver their services State-wide:
· Clontarf Foundation
· Foodbank Western Australia Inc
· Graham Polly Farmer Foundation
· Literature Centre
· The Smith Family
· Youthcare

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