What’s in the RD&E pipeline for 2014–15? A grains industry education resources project that will enable school children and their families to understand the role and importance of grain production in Australia, through a range of school-based and community education programs. The project will include: an assessment of the grains industry education resources that are currently available and their usability and relevance to the new Australian Curriculum surveys and focus group sessions with teachers, to understand their motivation for and limitations to using primary industries education resources in the classroom development of a suite of grains industry education resources suitable for school children and their families. Development and implementation of a strategy for better GRDC engagement, networking and professional development with scholarship recipients to contribute further to their professional development and provide them with opportunities to transfer their knowledge and participate more broadly within the grains sector. Enabling functions The GRDC’s Corporate Services business group works with the three operational business groups to implement the GRDC’s corporate strategies and achieve the planned outcomes of the GRDC’s investment themes. Corporate Services is responsible for key enabling activities that provide essential support for the effective governance and administration of the GRDC and equip the operational business groups to perform their functions. Figure 10 shows the key enabling activities in the context of the core business processes through which the GRDC implements its RD&E investment strategy and delivers value for grain growers and government. Figure 10 GRDC value chain Each year, the GRDC establishes a work plan to guide staff on the objectives that the corporation expects to achieve. The Board assesses the overall performance of the GRDC based on the criteria established in the work plan. Table 22 sets out the GRDC’s performance against the objectives and measures in the Work Plan 2013–14. Table 22 Performance against work plan measures Key performance indicator Result Key objective: A research, development and extension portfolio that delivers maximum value to Australian grain growers. Detailed investment strategies are in place Completed.
What’s in the RD&E pipeline for 2014–15? A grains industry education resources project that will enable school children and their families to understand the role and importance of grain production in Australia, through a range of school-based and community education programs. The project will include: an assessment of the grains industry education resources that are currently available and their usability and relevance to the new Australian Curriculum surveys and focus group sessions with teachers, to understand their motivation for and limitations to using primary industries education resources in the classroom development of a suite of grains industry education resources suitable for school children and their families. Development and implementation of a strategy for better GRDC engagement, networking and professional development with scholarship recipients to contribute further to their professional development and provide them with opportunities to transfer their knowledge and participate more broadly within the grains sector. Enabling functions The GRDC’s Corporate Services business group works with the three operational business groups to implement the GRDC’s corporate strategies and achieve the planned outcomes of the GRDC’s investment themes. Corporate Services is responsible for key enabling activities that provide essential support for the effective governance and administration of the GRDC and equip the operational business groups to perform their functions. Figure 10 shows the key enabling activities in the context of the core business processes through which the GRDC implements its RD&E investment strategy and delivers value for grain growers and government. Figure 10 GRDC value chain Each year, the GRDC establishes a work plan to guide staff on the objectives that the corporation expects to achieve. The Board assesses the overall performance of the GRDC based on the criteria established in the work plan. Table 22 sets out the GRDC’s performance against the objectives and measures in the Work Plan 2013–14. Table 22 Performance against work plan measures Key performance indicator Result Key objective: A research, development and extension portfolio that delivers maximum value to Australian grain growers. Detailed investment strategies are in place Completed.