Examples of recent projects:
Policy and Program Evaluation
Investigating an income contingent loan scheme for students required to relocate to undertake practicums
Commonwealth Department of Education and Training
Provision of advice regarding the feasibility and merit of an income contingent loan scheme targeted at students who are required to move away from home to undertake formal clinical placements or other formal practicum periods as part of their course. This project was a result of a recommendation made by the Professor Lee Dow Review of Student Income Support Reforms (2011).
Interim evaluation of an indigenous education initiative
A state government department of education
An interim evaluation of the initiative for the purpose of determining the extent to which the initiative has become established, the effectiveness of the implementation arrangements and to gather data to determine whether the initiative has had any impact to date.
Evaluation of the National Disability Coordination Officer Program
Commonwealth Department of Education
Evaluation to determine the appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency of the National Disability Coordination Officer Program (NDCO) in meeting its objectives.
University funding methodology
An international university grants commitee
Review of funding methodology through an analysis of international funding systems, for the Hong Kong University Grants Committee.
School business relationships
Commonwealth Department of Education
Scoping study to examine the nature and extent of school business relationships across Australia to provide the Department with baseline evidence about the extent and nature of such relationships.
Articulation within VET and between VET and higher education
Two state government departments
Investigation of the ongoing challenge for government to ensure effective means for VET students to meet their education and training needs through progress from VET qualification to VET qualification and, where desired, into higher education qualifications with appropriate credit.
Review of Australian Higher Education
Commonwealth Department of Education and Training
Throughout 2008, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) engaged David Phillips and Bruce Chapman of PhillipsKPA to provide advice to the Higher education review panel, which was chaired by Emeritus Professor Denise Bradley.
