Evaluation of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy and the Skills and Partnership Fund vi ASETS Participant Outcomes The outcome analysis measured the difference in the average annual labour market outcomes of ASETS participants in the five years preceding the start of program participation and outcomes in the year following their program start year. [...] Evaluation of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy and the Skills and Partnership Fund vii Program Data Requirements and Collection Overall, AAH representatives were of the view that the administrative data supporting the outcomes analysis was generally of good quality. [...] Evaluation of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy and the Skills and Partnership Fund viii Evaluation of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy and the Skills and Partnership Fund ix Management Response Introduction The Skills and Employment Branch (SEB) and the Program Operations Branch (POB) would like to thank all those who participated in conducting this comb [...] Evaluation of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy and the Skills and Partnership Fund xi Consideration will be given to remoteness and transportation challenges, and the cost of doing business in the North, when employment targets are set. [...] Evaluation of the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy and the Skills and Partnership Fund 1 As with ASETS, the ultimate goal of the SPF is to increase the number of Aboriginal people who are employed and integrated into the labour market.