the NQA definition
Examples of the NQA in a sentence
All Parties agree that the Ministerial Council will be responsible for overseeing the implementation and administration of the NQA.
This review will allow progress on the development of a qualified workforce to be considered, and will provide an opportunity to evaluate whether further actions are needed to meet the NQA outcomes, including any further action if remote and rural long day care providers cannot reasonably attract a teacher.
The growth of the workforce and qualifications will be monitored every two years with a review of jurisdictional information, in addition to national structural changes associated with the NQA, in 2014.
In entering this Agreement, the Commonwealth and the States recognise that they have a mutual interest in implementing and maintaining the NQA to improve educational and developmental outcomes for children attending services provided under the National Law, and the need to work together to achieve those outcomes.
To receive payments under this Agreement, States must record assessment and rating data in the NQA ITS demonstrating that performance benchmarks and milestones set out in Tables 1 and 2 have been met.
December 2015 period On signing Provision of assessment and rating data for 2015 in the NQA 100 per cent of the ITS.
While it is expected that all education and care services will be assessed and rated every three years, performance will be measured against the performance benchmarks in Table 1 which are expressed as a percentage of the number of services in each State as at 30 June 2015 (as recorded in the NQA ITS).
While a temporary solution was found for the 2017 report, in future years the NQA, which is the main contact agency for the Authorization Centre, must include an activity related to data collection planning and developing processes and formats for better data sharing.
All Parties agree that the COAG Council with responsibility for education and care services will oversee the implementation and administration of the NQA.