The evaluation assessed the appropriateness, effectiveness and sustainability of Australian Government-funded initiatives introduced since 2019 to reduce the number of younger people in residential aged care and lessons learned to inform future policy considerations. It found several factors helped reduce younger people entering residential aged care but not to zero.

This cross-sector guide explains the foundations of theory-informed implementation and process evaluation, and sets out best-practice principles in designing and delivering this form of evaluation. It can be used to assess and inform program design and implementation to determine readiness for impact evaluation, and enhance the learning generated through an impact evaluation.

The Inclusive Pathway to Employment (IPE) pilot trialled ways mainstream youth employment services can support young people with disability to pursue their interests, aspirations and goals. The evaluation found the IPE pilot provided early integrated transition support that offers a cohesive, aspiration-focused and inclusive service across systems for young people with disability. It identified four...

The evaluation found this project effectively improves migrant and refugee women’s Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) knowledge, confidence and attitudes. Women gained vital information, felt more comfortable sharing it and were more willing to seek services. The project shows clear positive impact and offers recommendations on how to strengthen the project.

Workplace gendered violence is a serious and persistent issue in the vocational education and training (VET) sector. This Theory of Change sector-wide roadmap focuses specifically on addressing work-related gendered violence, including sexual harassment, in VET environments. It sets out actions to bring about change for the sector, industry networks and peak bodies, VET regulators and...