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(14) How often does the Directorate review its involvement in these boards, committees and Territorial representative activities as to performance, effectiveness, any apparent overlaps, redundancies of purpose, etc.
(15) What was the result of any review undertaken during 2010-11.
(16) What were the major policy initiatives that the Directorate implemented during 2010-11 as a result of recommendations coming out of those fora.
Ms Burch: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
1. The Community Services Directorate report aligns with the Annual Report Directions. Chapter 3 – Management of the Organisation relates to human resource management, recruitment and retention strategies, learning and development, occupational health and safety, workplace relations, governance, staff profile and lists the range of boards and committees the Directorate engages with (pages 148-154). These lists of boards and committees comprise local and national government groups as well as community and business groups. Further information regarding consultation and collaboration with the community can be found in Chapter 4 – Consultation and Scrutiny Reporting.
2. The Directorate’s collaboration with the community on policy and program areas is detailed in Chapter 4 - Consultation and Scrutiny Reporting.
3. The community is represented in the lists of boards and committees as detailed on page 148-154. There is further information on community consultation and collaboration in Chapter 4 - Consultation and Scrutiny Reporting.
4.
|
2010-11 - Staff Development and Training Expenses |
Staff Dev & training cost $'000 |
Employee Cost $'000 |
% of Employee Costs |
|
CSD (inc HACT) |
1,096 |
85,700 |
1.3% |
|
Learning and Community Education Unit |
945 | ||
|
TOTAL |
2,041 |
85,700 |
2.4% |
5. See above for percentage of employee costs.
6. The Directorate does not set goals for the cost of training and development.
7. This information is available in Community Services Directorate Annual Reports. http://www.dhcs.act.gov.au/home/publications/annual_reports/2010_-_2011
8. The Directorate is not undertaking any measures to change the ratio.
9. The question relates to information in the CSD 2012-11 Annual Report. CSD spent a total of almost 9 hours in Annual Repost Hearings in November and Assembly Members has adequate time to ask questions at the Hearings or in the following five days after each session.
Given the major task involved in compiling the answer to this question, I do not believe that it would be appropriate to divert resources from the provision of direct services to clients, for the purposes of answering the Member’s question.
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