This audit assessed how effectively the National Partnership Agreement on Literacy and Numeracy has been administered.

The three high-level audit criteria used to form a conclusion examined the extent to which the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations:

• established sound administrative and payment arrangements consistent with government policy, including through its negotiation of bilateral agreements, implementation plans and reform targets;
• properly managed administrative and payment arrangements; and
• effectively monitored and reported on delivery and outcomes.