| Focus area: Increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment/statistical literacy capacity building |
| Objective | Action | Measure | Timeline | Accountability |
6. ABS achieves the Commonwealth Public Sector employment representation target of 2.7 per cent for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by 2015.
Refer to Strategy 2 of the Workplace Diversity Action Plan (WDAP). | 6.1 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Recruitment and Retention actions (within the ABS Workplace Diversity Action Plan) are implemented. | 6.1.1 Strategies are reviewed for effectiveness annually and modified as appropriate. | Annually (June) | SMG |
| 6.2 APS Diversity Council project recommendations (job readiness and retention) are considered and implemented as appropriate in the RAP or WDAP. | 6.2.1 APS Diversity Council recommendations promoting the recruitment and retention of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are implemented and supported. | Subject to project completion | Director Workforce Strategies Section |
| 7. Develop statistical literacy skills within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities. | 7.1 Seek to expand the Footy Stats initiative with the National Rugby League (NRL). | 7.1.1 Footy Stats version for NRL is available for utilisation by Indigenous Engagement Managers by May 2013. | May 2013 | Director National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Statistics |
| 7.2 From June 2013 Footy Stats (NRL and AFL versions) are utilised by IEMs as appropriate. | 7.2.1 STSS units report on utilisation and effectiveness of Footy Stats (both the NRL and AFL versions). | Reported June 2014 and then annually | Directors of State and Territory Statistical Services |
| 8. The ABS tender assessment process takes into account potential suppliers who have made positive contributions in the area of the Indigenous Opportunity Policy (IOP). | 8.1 From July 2013, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) criteria, where suppliers can indicate their contributions to Closing the Gap, is incorporated into Request for Tender and assessment processes.
| 8.1.1 Rate of potential suppliers that report Closing the Gap CSRs is recorded. | Reported June 2014 and then annually | Director Procurement Services and Contract Support Section |
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