A commitment to informed decision making through evidence-based research
Access strives to identify and drive strategic opportunities, enhance service delivery and build evidence-based research and practice.
RESEARCH
Access is strongly committed to ensuring that all of its activities – including policy development and service provision - are informed by the best available evidence. Research, when it is of a high quality, is recognised as the most valid source of evidence for not only determining client needs but also strategies for responding to these needs.
Access is involved in a number of research collaborations which provide an evidence base to inform service planning and delivery, and systemic advocacy efforts.
From a service delivery perspective, it can be very difficult to mobilise resources to address the needs of client populations without a robust evidence base.
Current research often focuses on the general population, with refugee populations being either excluded, under-represented, or merged with other ethnic minority populations.
The research and evaluation projects we pursue, provide migrant and refugee data and evidence that is used to mobilise resources, to address identified client needs and improve service delivery. If you require further information about how to partner with Access on research proposals, please contact us via email: [email protected]
PROJECTS
Mapping Settlement Outcomes: Annual Client Survey
Cultural and Linguistically Diverse Young People
Settlement Success Project (Triple P)
Women At Risk
Refugee Employment Aspirations
Sharing Strength – A Toolkit to Engage CALD Communities Experiencing DFV
Building Connected Communities Report
Foundations for Belonging 2022: Insights on Newly Arrived Refugees
EVALUATION
Access Evaluation Framework
To ensure consistency of performance and outcomes across the organisation, Access has developed a comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to evaluation as outlined in our Evaluation Framework. Access recognises that evaluation is an integral part of good business practice and efficiently managing services and programs at every stage of the life-cycle. It requires our leadership and management to consider and embed evaluation from the very beginning at the design stage of program development.