Indigenous Advancement Strategy (IAS) Evaluation Work Plan
March 2022
NIAA has moved to a dynamic version of the IAS Evaluation Work Plan. Previous versions of the IAS Evaluation Work Plan (2017–18 through 2020–21) are still available.
In this dynamic version of the work plan, users can find past and current evaluations, and enabling activities, according to IAS Program areas in the tables below. New evaluations and enabling activities are added to the work plan as they come on line and updates to the status of evaluations are made as they progress through the different stages to completion. NIAA has moved to a dynamic version of the work plan to make it accessible to a broader audience, and to improve the timeliness of the information presented.
In prioritising evaluations and enabling activities to be undertaken, NIAA draws on the evaluation gap analysis conducted in 2020–21 and the evaluation prioritisation tool. The choice of activities is also guided by the Commonwealth Closing the Gap Implementation Plan, the NIAA Corporate Plan and, going forward, gaps in the evidence base identified through implementation of NIAA’s Policy and Investment Framework.
Consistent with the Policy and Investment Framework, NIAA’s evaluation and enabling activities are focussing on the early stages of the evaluation cycle – getting performance reporting and monitoring activities in place early to facilitate high quality, robust evaluations in the future.
NIAA is currently progressing 10 enabling activities and there are 17 evaluation activities planned, underway or publication pending. COVID 19 has delayed expected completion dates for some evaluations.
Evaluation/enabling activity | Status | Type | Last updated |
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Away from Base | Completed | Evaluation | 3 March 2022 |
Girls Academies | Completed | Evaluation | 4 January 2022 |
IAS Secondary School Scholarships | Planned | Evaluation | 5 October 2021 |
Indigenous Girls STEM Academy | Underway | Evaluation | 5 October 2021 |
Evaluation/enabling activity | Status | Type | Last updated |
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Adult Through Care | Planned | Evaluation | 5 October 2021 |
Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services (phase 2) | Underway | Evaluation | 5 October 2021 |
Allied Health in Remote Schools Project | Completed | Monitoring and evaluation strategy | 28 June 2022 |
Australian Bureau of Statistics’ National Health Survey | Completed | Enabling activity: Data improvement | 5 October 2021 |
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Data Linkages project | Underway | Enabling activity: Data improvement | 5 October 2021 |
Indigenous Justice Clearinghouse | Underway | Enabling activity: Research | 5 October 2021 |
Indigenous Mental Health First Aid Training review | Not continuing | Review | 21 March 2022 |
Indigenous Suicide and Data Mapping Project | Underway | Enabling activity: Research | 5 October 2021 |
Indigenous Youth Connection to Culture | Underway | Evaluation | 21 March 2022 |
Link-Up Services Program | Underway | Monitoring and evaluation strategy | 5 October 2021 |
Strong Culture, Strong Place, Strong Families | Underway | Enabling activity: Research | 5 October 2021 |
Testing Community Safety and Justice Outcomes using Randomised Controlled Trials | Underway | Evaluation | 5 October 2021 |
The Dog Operations Unit | Underway | Evaluation | 21 March 2022 |
Workforce Development Support Units | Planned | Review | 21 March 2022 |
Youth Through Care | Planned | Evaluation | 5 October 2021 |
Evaluation/enabling activity | Status | Type | Last updated |
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Empowered Communities | Delayed | Evaluation | 5 October 2021 |
Evaluation/enabling activity | Status | Type | Last updated |
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Army Aboriginal Community Assistance Programme (AACAP) lessons learned | Planned | Enabling activity: Lessons learned | 20 October 2021 |
Northern Territory Remote Housing National Partnership Agreement | Not continuing | Evaluation strategy | 5 October 2021 |
Evaluation/enabling activity | Status | Type | Last updated |
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AIATSIS Ethics Project | Underway | Enabling activity: Capability development | 5 October 2021 |
Support for Emerging Indigenous Australian Evaluators to Attend Australian Evaluation Society Conferences in 2019 and 2022 | Underway | Enabling activity: Capability development | 5 October 2021 |
Evaluation/enabling activity | Status | Type | Last updated |
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Strengthening Organisational Governance Policy | Publication pending | Evaluation | 17 December 2021 |