Your Future Planning

REPORT - February 2023

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Contents

Foreword

Membership of the Committee

Terms of Reference

Abbreviations

List of recommendations

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Background to ParentsNext
Other relevant inquiries and reviews
About the inquiry

Chapter 2 - Policy objectives

Policy drivers for preemployment programs
Roles and functions of preemployment programs
The current ParentsNext program
Designing a replacement service
Supporting young and teenage parents
Committee view

Chapter 3 - Program design

Eligibility, assessment and referrals
Compulsory participation
The Participation Plan
Funding and investment
Committee view

Chapter 4 - Compliance and enforcement

The Targeted Compliance Framework
Reporting requirements
Committee view

Chapter 5 - Service delivery

Information and engagement
Commissioning and service delivery
Supporting specific cohorts
Frontline staff: training, qualifications, and experience
Supporting innovation and experimentation
Committee view

Chapter 6 - Implementation and transition arrangements

Consideration in the 2023–24 Budget
Ongoing co-design, trialling, and continual improvement

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