Evaluation advice

• ODE provided an update to the Committee on the status of evaluations considered by the IEC out of session since the last IEC meeting, and noted those recently published.
• ODE provided an update to the Committee on the status of current evaluations:
  • Review of operational evaluations
  • Teacher development evaluation
  • Aid and business evaluation
  • Economic infrastructure evaluation
  • Australia's partnership with SPC evaluation
• The Committee noted and endorsed the revised terms of reference of the IEC after proposing minor changes.
• The Committee noted and gave positive feedback on the newly updated ODE website.
• The Committee noted the status of performance and quality analysis by ODE.
• The Committee noted ongoing work on developing a framework and forward work plan for ODE.
• The Committee provided feedback on the draft final report of the Operational evaluation of Mampu. It noted that while this was not a typical evaluation, it provided sensible advice on how to improve this large program.
• The Committee discussed and endorsed the draft evaluation plan of the trade policy and regulation evaluation and provided useful feedback.
• The Committee acknowledged the improvements and revisions made to the report on 'Contribution of Australia Awards scholarships to Women's leadership Evaluation' and provided comments for improvement.
• The Committee agreed to the plan for the review of uptake of ODE recommendations.

Other Business

• Nil

Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Independent Evaluation Committee will be held on Tuesday 8 December 2015.

Jim Adams

IEC Chair