Capital management within Catholic Education ensures functional and strategic capital development within the Catholic Education system, ensuring schools have/develop the facilities that are consistent with their enrolment numbers, their curriculum, and are consistent with modern teaching standards.

A number of checks and balances exist with the system, including the Planning and Development Committee. The Capital and Risk Manager acts as the executive officer to this committee which reviews applications for larger capital
development.

Once approved, the school concerned further develops its capital development proposal, including engaging architects to draw up plans and provide costings. The Catholic Education Services (CES) office provides specialist support in designing facilities during this phase.

Schools that lack funds for capital development can seek State of Federal funds through participation in the Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC) Capital Grants forum.

Schools submit their applications and seek a share of the annual capital funding budget through the capital grants process. The Capital and Risk Manager manages this process on behalf of the schools and the State.

The Capital and Risk Manager in collaboration with the Diocesan Project Manager guide the construction of projects through to their completion.

Quality, Compliance, and Risk Management

CES develops and implements quality, compliance and risk management systems and processes for use by CES and schools. These are a series of procedural documents that provide administrative and management procedures and processes through which CES and schools can provide a quality product (education), in a manner that is compliant with the various legislative and other compliance standards, and in a way that minimises risks to all parties.

The overarching framework for these processes is the Stewardship Pathway management system, which provides the management checks and balances that ensure consistency and appropriateness of performance. These checks and balances include audits, incident reporting, remedial action development and tracking, initiative management, competency acquisition and maintenance, and ongoing maintenance of performance standards.