indicators to the success of the actions in this plan. Our indicators will not be absolute measures of performance, but rather signal trends in the sector. We may be able to compare the results we generate with Australian and NSW statistics on the education sector. However, we will not be able to tell whether the local sector is outperforming or underperforming against state or 10 national trends. Measuring Our libraries offer a quiet place to study success Memorandums of understanding To measure the success of the memorandums of understanding we have drawn up with major universities, we will focus on the annual program of projects put forward. We will produce an annual report summarising the projects and their outcomes. Generally, the number of projects completed will indicate the effectiveness of the memorandums of understanding. The success of each individual project will be tracked Overview using project-specific indicators, as well as qualitatively The actions set out in this plan are intended to analysed when completed. encourage a flourishing international education sector. International student support We understand that other factors are also at play, such as global economic conditions, Australia’s We will use quantitative and qualitative indicators policies, technological trends, and the actions to track the effectiveness of our support and of individual students and education providers. services for international students. We will track Nevertheless, it is important to understand and monitor the number of trends in the sector and use this information to review initiatives delivered to support international students and influence priorities and actions. each year. We will use specific indicators to the success of each initiative, and qualitatively analyse them as they are completed. To measure student Indicator framework safety, we will work with stakeholders such as the NSW We have developed a community indicator Police Force to track incidents involving international framework to measure wellbeing. It covers social, students each year. economic, environmental, cultural and governance conditions in our local area. International education research data The indicators we have devised to monitor changes in The number of international students enrolled the international education sector will be linked with the nationally can be estimated by looking at the number City’s broader community indicators for dynamic, of student visas granted. Tracking enrolments at a resilient local economies; and healthy, safe and local area level is difficult; however, we can track inclusive communities. numbers through individual educational institutions. Tracking the country of origin of international students Performance measures who choose Sydney will allow us to measure the effectiveness of our targeted promotional campaigns. We will examine quantitative and qualitative
10 Measuring success Overview The actions set out in this plan are intended to encourage a flourishing international education sector. We understand that other factors are also at play, such as global economic conditions, Australia’s policies, technological trends, and the actions of individual students and education providers. Nevertheless, it is important to understand and monitor trends in the sector and use this information to review and influence priorities and actions. Indicator framework We have developed a community indicator framework to measure wellbeing. It covers social, economic, environmental, cultural and governance conditions in our local area. The indicators we have devised to monitor changes in the international education sector will be linked with the City’s broader community indicators for dynamic, resilient local economies; and healthy, safe and inclusive communities. Performance measures We will examine quantitative and qualitative indicators to the success of the actions in this plan. Our indicators will not be absolute measures of performance, but rather signal trends in the sector. We may be able to compare the results we generate with Australian and NSW statistics on the education sector. However, we will not be able to tell whether the local sector is outperforming or underperforming against state or national trends. Our libraries offer a quiet place to study Memorandums of understanding To measure the success of the memorandums of understanding we have drawn up with major universities, we will focus on the annual program of projects put forward. We will produce an annual report summarising the projects and their outcomes. Generally, the number of projects completed will indicate the effectiveness of the memorandums of understanding. The success of each individual project will be tracked using project-specific indicators, as well as qualitatively analysed when completed. International student support We will use quantitative and qualitative indicators to track the effectiveness of our support and services for international students. We will track the number of initiatives delivered to support international students each year. We will use specific indicators to the success of each initiative, and qualitatively analyse them as they are completed. To measure student safety, we will work with stakeholders such as the NSW Police Force to track incidents involving international students each year. International education research data The number of international students enrolled nationally can be estimated by looking at the number of student visas granted. Tracking enrolments at a local area level is difficult; however, we can track numbers through individual educational institutions. Tracking the country of origin of international students who choose Sydney will allow us to measure the effectiveness of our targeted promotional campaigns.
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