These downloadable articles and reports are from a variety of sources, QualDATA past newsletters, papers, reports, abstracts and more.

Attracting sufficient numbers of young undergraduates into regional institutions to skill regional industries – sciences, agri food/fibre – The PICSE program as a case study

Article source: Case study presented by Gordon Stone at the Inaugural Regional Tertiary Education Conference

The PICSE (Primary Industry Centre for Science Education) program is a national collaborative educational endeavour that focuses on creating awareness, interest and intention amongst bright young people, in their later school years, to participate in professional science based careers in the primary industries sector. View case study

PICSE: A partnership strategy to develop Australia’s greatest future resource

Article source: Gordon Stone PowerPoint presentation. View presentation

How to enable public-private engagement in order to support farmer adoption of new technologies

Article source: A paper written by Gordon Stone based on experiences in the agricultural production sector and drawing on a range of project work. View paper

National RD&E survey: Australian RDC and CRC organisations

Article source: Final report (January 2011) of the Australian-wide CRC and RD&E organisation survey on extension and adoption.

The Extension and Adoption of R&D outcomes is a fundamental component of the national RD&E programs managed by RDCs and CRCs. Their application along the whole supply chain aims to support changed practices by end users –farming enterprises, local government and landholders –through the adoption of new technologies that are relevant to those specific end users. Read report

PICSE 2010 Impact Evaluation Report

Article source: QualDATA impact evaluation report for the PICSE program.

The evaluation program of PICSE seeks data on two key areas. The first is the Impact of the PICSE program in terms of how it is meeting its aims. The second is the Process of how the program is managed operationally. Read report

Bridging the science/policy divide

Article source: Jeff Coutts presentation to Knowledge into Policy and Practice” (KiPP) – the Science/Policy interface – 2009 workshop held in Brisbane 6-7 May.

A critical area of practice and evaluation is how to bridge the science/policy divide.  How do we effectively move new ways of doing things into the policy arena – and measure that impact? Download abstract.

Why a logframe?

Article source: QualDATA August Newsletter 2008

Working in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) arena has never been more interesting – nor demanding!  We constantly need to push the limits to ensure that new more comprehensive government and stakeholder reporting requirements are being met. Download article.

Public and Private Extension

Article source: Paper presented at the APEN Forum ’07

The agribusiness sector is emerging as the key extension, training and capacity building provider for farmers across all rural sectors.  Agribusiness acts as the major information conduit, information consolidator and adviser to farmers – and quite often as the catalyst for change. Download article.

Strategy to attract young people to horticulture

Article source: Report by Coutts Casey & Stone (CC&S) 2004.  CC&S was the forerunner to QualDATA.

This Business Plan outlines in a summary form the implications and key findings, actions and recommendations of this HAL project. Download article.