What is the MARAMIS Sector Support Program?
The MARAMIS Sector Support Program will run in 2024-25. This program replaces the now lapsed MARAMIS Sector Capacity Building Grants, which commenced in 2017.
This program aims to respond to the current MARAMIS reform context, with two streams of activity – MARAM alignment and capability building and practice uplift.
What has been achieved so far?
From January to June 2024, an extensive review was undertaken on the previous MARAMIS Sector Capacity Building Grants. In undertaking this program review, Family Safety Victoria invited structured and unstructured feedback from departmental contract managers across all years, FSV staff involved with the development and delivery of the program, and the sector grant recipients funded in 2023-24.
The review identified some clear successes and challenges with the delivery of the sector grants program. It identified aspects of the program that would be appropriate to continue forward, such as focusing on alignment and practice capability, however the need to use alternative mechanisms to do so, such as through separate functions to avoid issues related to role clarity and inequity of focus.
What is happening now?
Safe and Equal, No to Violence, and Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare will support three MARAM Practice Lead roles to deliver state-wide activities focused on capability building and practice uplift. Activities will be available across all workforces within the system.
Principal Strategic Advisors will lead a range of MARAM alignment initiatives within their respective regions. Work will focus on improving understanding and alignment to MARAM and information sharing within and across prescribed organisations.
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