1.    Contract management and training

The DoE should by December 2018:

a.    develop a contract management plan and other manuals for opening schools and managing the school operations phase of the contract

b.    prepare guidance materials for principals and corporate service staff managing and checking school services.

2.    Contract performance monitoring

The DoE should by December 2018:

a.    ensure EduWest develops a performance monitoring program covering its monitoring activities, including frequencies, systems, methods, and audit and inspection tools used to check that services meet contract standards

b.    develop a risk based audit and inspection program for checking building maintenance and other services meet contract standards.

3.    School design, construction and maintenance

The DoE should by December 2019:

a.    develop a framework to formally review and assess lessons learnt during the project and plan how benefits will be adopted in new schools

b.    use PPP school maintenance information to support planning and delivery of its maintenance program across other schools.