The Department 's Preferred Suppliers for Academic Advice

Commencing late 2007, the Department of Education, Training and the Arts (DETA) entered into a preferred supplier arrangement for the provision of academic advice with sixteen (16) academics (new window) 23k from four Australian Universities. This arrangement is for a period of two years, with the option of extending for a further 12 months.

The department 's preferred supplier academics have been selected based on their qualifications and experience, and include highly esteemed researchers such as Professor Barry McGaw from Melbourne University, Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith from Griffith University, Professor Doune MacDonald, The University of Queensland and Professor Ann Farrell from the Queensland University of Technology.

These academics can be contracted under the preferred supplier arrangement to perform a wide variety of tasks where research expertise or other advice is sought. This includes, but is not limited to:

membership of various steering committees/reference groups
chairing of specific expert advisory groups/committees/ roundtables
critiquing and providing intellectual rigour to department responses to various discussion papers, position papers and reviews
provision of advice on research and policy issues currently affecting the department
assistance and advice on the rigour of planned research and evaluation
assistance with the scope and design of research projects planned to assess the impact of various programs and policies within the department 's reform agenda
assistance with the preparation of tender specifications and the like for research projects
provision of advice on the use of current data base holdings for secondary analysis and conduct of analysis using existing data where appropriate
assistance with preparation of departmental research and grant applications
management/advice on/or the conduct of literature reviews
attendance at relevant departmental meetings and forums including presentations on topics of expertise.

Further information for DETA officers is available from the department 's Purchasing and Procurement website (Note: this site can only be accessed by DETA staff) or by contacting Strategic Research at (07) 3237 1281.

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