Unit4 ERP empowers Queensland Government’s OneSchool Program
Since 2002, Queensland’s Department of Education, Training and Employment (DETE) has increased its classroom integration of Information and Communication Technologies, effectively etching ICT into the DNA of their educational strategy.
With the student, curriculum and timetable management project underway the department undertook the exhaustive process of replacing the existing school based Financial Management Systems with a unified solution.
The Challenge
Since 2002, Queensland’s Department of Education, Training and Employment (DETE) has increased its classroom integration of Information and Communication Technologies, effectively etching ICT into the DNA of their educational strategy.
Rob Pearce, Executive Director of OneSchool, explained that in the past each school kept their own individual records which were not standardised across the state. The department was determined to create an all-encompassing education environment that would actively support our staff. In 2012, following consecutive delivery of functionality-rich releases, the OneSchool project is now delivering on this quest.
The Solution
With the student, curriculum and timetable management project underway the department undertook the exhaustive process of replacing the existing school based Financial Management Systems with a unified solution. To achieve this, the department needed a partner who could not only deliver on the required ‘anywhere, any time’ functionality, but also provide a highly configurable and scalable platform. As a result of this search, the department selected Unit4 ERP as the finance platform to support OneSchool’s “broad offering to education stakeholders”. Finance Procurement Unit4’s integrated finance solution for Queensland’s schools aligned itself seamlessly with OneSchool’s objectives and was charged with delivering a comprehensive, flexible and sustainable information management system that flexed with future changes.
Learn moreKey Takeaways
100% (1,276) of Queensland schools
100% of scope deployed on time
A single source of truth for information
Cloud-based “anytime, anywhere” system availability
“The current generation of students learn and speak ICT with ease. They thrive on its functionality, portability and adaptability. They use ICT to play, live and learn.”
– Rob Pearce, Queenland Government’s OneSchool
The Results
The roll-out of Unit4 ERP within the OneSchool project has effectively produced a fully functional school administration system that provides a powerful tool to administer and manage the interactions between schools, suppliers, students and parents. Because the public sector is mission-driven rather than revenue-driven, its goal is to serve public interests and to support educational services to the people. Unit4 ERP is particularly suited to such public sector and people-centric organisations. With a deep understanding of the education sector’s unique goals and needs, the passionate team at Agilyx collaborated with the department to deliver a tailored solution which meets the needs of its users and assists in the successful delivery of their public education services.
Unit4 ERP’s game-changing software architecture provides the OneSchool project with the maneuverability necessary to respond to program and operational alterations long after implementation, delivering a fully-integrated management solution that withstands the test of time to meet future departmental needs.