Future Initiatives and Challenges
As part of the 2009-2012 Work Program, the Office will increase its focus on programs in the area of early childhood, schooling and housing – as these are critical to progress in Closing the Gap. The Office will also retain a focus on NTER activities, through audits of Government Business Managers, Income Management, Northern Territory Night Patrols and the deployment of additional teachers in the Northern Territory.
Building internal capacity is a continuing ambition for the Office. During 2008-09, the Office focused on on-the-job training as a mechanism to build its capacity. A key initiative in this respect has been to partner the Office’s staff with experienced evaluators and auditors to provide for skills transfer, mentoring and the development of practical experience.