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people’s plan 2009-14 describes the ACT government’s vision, goals and aims to value and promote the positive contribution that young people make to the ACT community and to respect, protect and advance the human rights of young people.
The young people’s plan 2009-14 sets forth a flexible strategic plan that will guide the government’s partnership with young people and key community stakeholders. The young people’s plan is guided by five priority areas that will cover the next four years, these being health, wellbeing and support; families and communities; participation and access; transition and pathways; and environment and sustainability.
These priority areas reflect the greater policy context in which the young people’s plan 2009-14 was developed, including alignment with the Canberra plan and the Canberra social plan. The young people’s plan 2009-14 and the 2011 implementation plan are a whole-of-government strategy and support the implementation of key intergovernmental agreements such as the national framework for protecting Australia’s children 2009-20, the national partnership on homelessness and the national partnership agreement on youth attainment and transitions.
The implementation of this plan is timely as young people continue to need targeted support and programs that assist them to navigate their way through adulthood. This position is supported by recent research and reviews conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the national youth affairs research scheme and the ACT government agencies highlighting areas of need for young people in the ACT.
Developing the 2011 implementation plan has been a journey involving each ACT government department identifying three key areas under the five priorities. From this request, ACT government departments identified up to five key actions, reducing key actions from 166 in 2010 to 59 for 2011. A total of 24 key actions have been carried over from the 2010 implementation plan. This highlights the ACT government’s commitment to young people as high on its agenda. The additional priorities further strengthen the goals and objectives reflected in the young people’s plan and the commitment of the government to meet the needs of young people in our community.
A further review of the key performance indicators will be undertaken in the implementation plan 2012 to ensure targeting and prioritisation of the priorities of the young people’s plan are met. This process reflects the recommendations from the Hawke review report Governing the city state, which includes strong suggestions and recommendations about streamlining and recalibrating strategic planning and reporting frameworks.
The 2011 implementation plan provides flexible and responsive content with the young people’s annual progress report to be tabled in the Assembly in December this year. The young people’s plan was born out of consulting with young people and there was a strong emphasis on supporting young people to participate and engage in its implementation. The 2011 implementation plan reinforces the priorities young Canberrans identified for action, guiding policy development and service delivery by both government and non-government agencies. As such, it articulates the government’s commitment to young people and provides a whole-of-government policy framework for young people.
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