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The department was developing a national employment strategy for people with disability. The strategy aimed to encompass a range of initiatives to address the contemporary needs and pressing challenges in Australia’s disability employment system. We were contracted to:

• provide advice on the development of the proposed employment strategy
• provide advice on mapping of the current income support payment and employment assistance system
• support the department in investigating and identifying effective programs operating outside of government; and how they could complement the development of a national employment strategy
• assist with the initiation and conduct of a review of the department’s Disability Employment Services scheme
• assist with stakeholder management
• support internal staff to improve policy development skills and capability.

Contextual research for the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) review, related to international qualifications frameworks and domestic use of the AQF. The findings of the contextual research and the stakeholder feedback obtained through it has informed development of terms of reference for the 2018 Review of the AQF.

A report on the supply of domestic and migrant labour to skilled occupations and the ability of the demand driven system to meet the skills needs of employers in the Australian labour market.

We assisted and advised on meeting key Department of Treasury business case requirements for a major infrastructure project. This required an in-depth understanding of the relationship between social policy, complex financial arrangements, infrastructure requirements and the authorisation processes of government.

Review of the Centre to assess how appropriate, efficient and effective the activities of the Centre have been in meeting its vision and goals.

A mapping exercise of clinical placements conducted in partnership with PricewaterhouseCoopers to assist Health Workforce Australia with undertaking a clinical training mapping study and to review options for the delineation of regional networks.

Evaluation to determine the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of the National Disability Coordination Officer Program (NDCO) in meeting its objectives.