The Government expects the VIT to review and amend its Strategic Recommendation 20 and Business Plans to ensure they contain an appropriate Accept in principle Embed a more clearly defined outcomes-based approach to approach to corporate planning and performance corporate planning and performance measurement that aligns measurement by the beginning of 2019. with that of standard Victorian public sector practice. The Government understands that the VIT is currently undertaking Recommendation 21 the Teacher Electronic Records Information (TERI) Project to Accept in principle Ensure reforms to registration processes and introduce cloud-based technologies that will encompass all including migration to online registration and registration, renewal and audit procedures and activities. renewal processes across all registration processes are The VIT has advised that the timeline for completion of the TERI completed by the end of 2018. Project is the end of 2018. Recommendations 19 and 22 are related and can be implemented Recommendation 22 concurrently. Accept in principle Expand future-focused research activity, including through The Government supports the VIT developing closer partnerships facilitating and fostering stronger feedback loops between ITE with higher education institutions in order to leverage opportunities to providers and employers. improve teacher quality and manage regulatory risk. This work is expected to be progressively undertaken in 2018 and 2019. Recommendations 23, 24 and 25 are related and are expected to be Recommendation 23 implemented concurrently. Accept in principle Undertake a significant shift toward more risk-based, The Government expects the VIT to recalibrate its regulatory intelligence-led and outcomes-focused regulation in the monitoring and compliance activities to a more risk-based, immediate term to assist in best targeting resources. This intelligence-led and outcomes focused approach, including through should include utilising the full suite of compliance activities educating and assisting teachers to comply with standards as a and significantly increasing assistance given to teachers to means of preventing misconduct. comply with the standards and prevent misconduct. This work is expected to be progressively completed by the end of June 2019.
Recommendation 20 Embed a more clearly defined outcomes-based approach to corporate planning and performance measurement that aligns with that of standard Victorian public sector practice. Accept in principle The Government expects the VIT to review and amend its Strategic and Business Plans to ensure they contain an appropriate approach to corporate planning and performance measurement by the beginning of 2019. Recommendation 21 Ensure reforms to registration processes and including migration to online registration and renewal processes across all registration processes are completed by the end of 2018. Accept in principle The Government understands that the VIT is currently undertaking the Teacher Electronic Records Information (TERI) Project to introduce cloud-based technologies that will encompass all registration, renewal and audit procedures and activities. The VIT has advised that the timeline for completion of the TERI Project is the end of 2018. Recommendation 22 Expand future-focused research activity, including through facilitating and fostering stronger feedback loops between ITE providers and employers. Accept in principle Recommendations 19 and 22 are related and can be implemented concurrently. The Government supports the VIT developing closer partnerships with higher education institutions in order to leverage opportunities to improve teacher quality and manage regulatory risk. This work is expected to be progressively undertaken in 2018 and 2019. Recommendation 23 Undertake a significant shift toward more risk-based, intelligence-led and outcomes-focused regulation in the immediate term to assist in best targeting resources. This should include utilising the full suite of compliance activities and significantly increasing assistance given to teachers to comply with the standards and prevent misconduct. Accept in principle Recommendations 23, 24 and 25 are related and are expected to be implemented concurrently. The Government expects the VIT to recalibrate its regulatory monitoring and compliance activities to a more risk-based, intelligence-led and outcomes focused approach, including through educating and assisting teachers to comply with standards as a means of preventing misconduct. This work is expected to be progressively completed by the end of June 2019.
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