Procurement and The Procurement and Probity The committee met on a monthly basis Probity Committee Committee (PPC) provides strategic in 2016–17 and, in addition to providing oversight of procurement activities strategic oversight of procurement within the Department to ensure activities, the Committee: appropriate rigour has been endorsed the Departmental exercised in accordance with the procurement activity plan Department’s procurement policy. In doing so, the PPC supports the reviewed its procurement Secretary’s obligations to Victorian framework and policy to ensure Government Purchasing Board ongoing alignment with VGPB (VGPB) policy, under the Financial supply policies Management Act 1994. The updated its procurement capability Committee considers procurement of plan to improve procurement goods and services in statutory capability, risk monitoring and authorities (Victorian Curriculum and compliance Assessment Authority, Victorian Registration and Qualifications completed its annual assessment Authority and Merit Protection against its terms of reference to Board). The Committee does not identify areas working well and consider procurement related to opportunities for improvement. construction or property. School Policy and The School Policy and Funding The School Policy and Funding Funding Advisory Advisory Council provides advice to Advisory Council met six times in Council the Minister for Education on and continued to deliver on a regulatory, policy and funding comprehensive cross-sector work plan, matters affecting government and providing advice to the Minister on key non-government schools (NGS). policy reforms to support improved outcomes for students through the Education State. Key achievements to support the Education State included: establishing a commitment to achieve Education State targets developing the 2017 NGS Memorandum of Understanding and Funding Agreement progressing key policy issues such as school leadership, arts education and the NGS Program overseeing two cross-sectoral pilots to support better social cohesion in Victorian schools mapping existing cross-sectoral partnerships to identify sites for future collaboration. Student Resource The Student Resource Package The Committee met eight times in Package Consultative Consultative Committee consists of 2016–17. Committee key stakeholder organisations and In the past year the Committee has provides a framework for considered and provided feedback on a consultation to consider policy and significant number of resource- related operational impacts of changes in trial, including: school resourcing. The Committee is guided by terms of reference to school funding reform ensure policy congruence with the student support services research, development and the National Disability Insurance maintenance of the current SRP Scheme funding model. camps, sports and excursions funding analysis of resources in schools.
Procurement and Probity Committee The Procurement and Probity Committee (PPC) provides strategic oversight of procurement activities within the Department to ensure appropriate rigour has been exercised in accordance with the Department’s procurement policy. In doing so, the PPC supports the Secretary’s obligations to Victorian Government Purchasing Board (VGPB) policy, under the Financial Management Act 1994. The Committee considers procurement of goods and services in statutory authorities (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority, Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority and Merit Protection Board). The Committee does not consider procurement related to construction or property. The committee met on a monthly basis in 2016–17 and, in addition to providing strategic oversight of procurement activities, the Committee: endorsed the Departmental procurement activity plan reviewed its procurement framework and policy to ensure ongoing alignment with VGPB supply policies updated its procurement capability plan to improve procurement capability, risk monitoring and compliance completed its annual assessment against its terms of reference to identify areas working well and opportunities for improvement. School Policy and Funding Advisory Council The School Policy and Funding Advisory Council provides advice to the Minister for Education on regulatory, policy and funding matters affecting government and non-government schools (NGS). The School Policy and Funding Advisory Council met six times in and continued to deliver on a comprehensive cross-sector work plan, providing advice to the Minister on key policy reforms to support improved outcomes for students through the Education State. Key achievements to support the Education State included: establishing a commitment to achieve Education State targets developing the 2017 NGS Memorandum of Understanding and Funding Agreement progressing key policy issues such as school leadership, arts education and the NGS Program overseeing two cross-sectoral pilots to support better social cohesion in Victorian schools mapping existing cross-sectoral partnerships to identify sites for future collaboration. Student Resource Package Consultative Committee The Student Resource Package Consultative Committee consists of key stakeholder organisations and provides a framework for consultation to consider policy and operational impacts of changes in school resourcing. The Committee is guided by terms of reference to ensure policy congruence with the research, development and maintenance of the current SRP funding model. The Committee met eight times in 2016–17. In the past year the Committee has considered and provided feedback on a significant number of resource- related including: school funding reform student support services the National Disability Insurance Scheme camps, sports and excursions funding analysis of resources in schools. trial,
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