IMS Global: Please explain for us your governance system? (MCEETYA & AESOC?)

ST: The Le@rning Federation is an initiative of governments of Australia and New Zealand and governance structures for Phase 3 will use existing MCEETYA structures.

Curriculum Corporation manages the implementation of The Le@rning Federation Initiative with operational oversight and monitoring of deliverables by Curriculum Corporation Board.

Policy issues arising from, and of wider application than The Le@rning Federation, are initially progressed through the MCEETYA Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Schools Taskforce¹ An Australian Education Systems Officials Committee² (AESOC) Le@rning Federation Policy Sub-group made up of the Chairs of AESOC, the ICT in Schools Taskforce and Curriculum Corporation Board, a Commonwealth AESOC attendee and the AESOC nominee to the education.au limited Board will consider policy issues related to the Initiative.

THE LE@RNING FEDERATION 2006-2008 SUMMARY OF ROLES

AGENCY	ROLE SUMMARY
MCEETYA Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs	Commission, indicate intent, direction, targets Invest Receive annual reports of progress and return on investment
AESOC Australian Education Systems Officials Committee	Establish management and governance structure Contract a trusted Project Manager* (Curriculum Corporation contracted as trusted Project Manager) Ensure maximum strategic benefit from Ministers' investment** Reach agreement on policies and parameters** Monitor and audit ** (AESOC Le@rning Federation Policy Sub-group, assisted by part-time secretariat, is the mechanism.)
Curriculum Corporation	Manage the Initiative on behalf of Ministers Develop Phase Three Plan and deliver within collaborative boundaries Deliver on time and within budget Identify and seek AESOC direction on issues with implications beyond the Initiative Report progress and issues to AESOC/MCEETYA Board of Curriculum Corporation, with membership of all jurisdiction CEOs receives progress reports, expert reports as required, monitor against annual deliverables, and sign-off three times a year between MCEETYA meetings Board will monitor conflict of interest issues for its members in line with company law
MCEETYA Secretariat	Collect funds in a timely way from states and territories on behalf of Ministerial Council Make first payment to Curriculum Corporation each year in July/August on the basis of AESOC acceptance of the release schedule and firmed-up deliverables for the coming year Make three further payments to Curriculum Corporation on receipt of Curriculum Corporation sign-off of completion of deliverables and, where required, receipt of expert report Service the meetings of the AESOC Le@rning Federation Policy Sub-group and host part-time secretariat for AESOC. Service the meetings of the AESOC

¹See http://www.mceetya.edu.au/mceetya/default.asp?id=11410

²See http://www.mceetya.edu.au/mceetya/default.asp?id=11324