referred to a DES Management and Job of service and then at set provider. Placement points (e.g.: 3 or 6 months). Free choice for all other services. DES providers compete Service providers DES providers compete for contracts from compete to sell services for selection by individual Government every 3-5 to the individual DES participants; service years, and compete to participants. Career providers compete to sell keep their contracts in Planners are either public services to individuals. Competition between. Contracts are servants or outsourced No fixed areas or fixed for a fixed area and with monopoly providers, not caseloads. a guaranteed share of subject to competition. referrals from DHS. No fixed areas or guaranteed share of referrals. Outcome payments and Outcome Payments only Outcome payments and Star Ratings. No user for some specific Star Ratings for DES ratings. services, such as Job provider + user ratings Performance Placement services. User for all services (DES measurement satisfaction ratings in the providers and other Virtual Marketplace. No service providers) in the performance Virtual Marketplace. measurement. Providers are contracted Providers accredited / Accredited / licensed; to Government and licensed; regulation regulation through regulation primarily in through standards. standards. Regulator Regulation the contract (Deed + Regulator could be could be DSS or NDIA or Guidelines). ‘Regulator’ is or an independent body. another independent DSS. body. Policy Policy set by DSS. Policy set by DSS. Policy set by DSS. – – The Discussion Paper explores important elements of a disability employment services approach focused on individual funding in a market-based environment.
referred to a DES provider. Management and Job Placement of service and then at set points (e.g.: 3 or 6 months). Free choice for all other services. Competition DES providers compete for contracts from Government every 3-5 years, and compete to keep their contracts in between. Contracts are for a fixed area and with a guaranteed share of referrals from DHS. Service providers compete to sell services to the individual participants. Career Planners are either public servants or outsourced monopoly providers, not subject to competition. No fixed areas or guaranteed share of referrals. DES providers compete for selection by individual DES participants; service providers compete to sell services to individuals. No fixed areas or fixed caseloads. Performance measurement Outcome payments and Star Ratings. No user ratings. Outcome Payments only for some specific services, such as Job Placement services. User satisfaction ratings in the Virtual Marketplace. No performance measurement. Outcome payments and Star Ratings for DES provider + user ratings for all services (DES providers and other service providers) in the Virtual Marketplace. Regulation Providers are contracted to Government and regulation primarily in the contract (Deed + Guidelines). ‘Regulator’ is DSS. Providers accredited / licensed; regulation through standards. Regulator could be or an independent body. Accredited / licensed; regulation through standards. Regulator could be DSS or NDIA or another independent body. Policy Policy set by DSS. Policy set by DSS. Policy set by DSS. – – The Discussion Paper explores important elements of a disability employment services approach focused on individual funding in a market-based environment.