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The Commonwealth Department of Education is part of the Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio, overseen by the one main Minister. It covers educational areas from Early Childhood to Higher Education, Skills & Training to Indigenous Education.
Most material is available through the Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations site listed below. Some material still remains on the previous Department of Education, Science & Training site, though most has been transferred. A link will be maintained until such time as all material has been moved.
This page gives access to individual sections of the new Departmental site as well as connections to a range of agencies and programs linked to the Commonwealth Department. Details relating to funding procedures and other involvement, especially in the light of an increasing Commonwealth role and greater national, as opposed to state, processes and programs being implemented will be dealt with on a separate page which is being developed.
Commonwealth Department of Education
| Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations | Home Page of the Commonwealth Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Portfolio. |
| Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education | New department formed at the end of 2011, with Tertiary Education being aligned with innovation, science and research. |
| The Minister for Child Care | Home page for the Minister for Child Care; news and media releases and her parliamentary details page. This area works with early childhood education. |
| The Minister for School Education, Early Childhood & Youth | Home page for the Minister for School Education, Early Childhood & Youth; news and media releases and his parliamentary details page. |
| The Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science & Research | Home page for the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science & Research; media releases, speeches, articles, transcripts and more. |
| Early Childhood | Go direct to the Early Childhood information on the site. |
| Schooling | Go direct to the Schooling information on the site. |
| Higher Education | Go direct to the Higher Education information on the site. |
| Skills | Go direct to the Skills information on the site. Includes Australian Apprenticeships & Apprentice Kickstart. See the Australian Apprenticeship link below. |
| Youth | Go direct to the Youth information on the site. ‘The Office for Youth will work across Government to bring a youth specific focus and drive a concentrated, coordinated approach to policies, programs and services which affect young people’. |
| Indigenous Education | Go direct to the Indigenous Education information on the site. |
| International | Go direct to the International information on the site. ‘Australian Education International provides leadership across all levels of government and industry to support the sustainable development of a world-class and globally connected international education and training system in Australia’. |
| The Department | Go direct to the The Department section on the site. ‘The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations is the lead government agency providing national leadership in education and workplace training, transition to work and conditions and values in the workplace’. |
| Video Galleries | View a range of education videos about various initiatives, conferences and more, run by the Commonwealth. |
| Initiatives | View all Initiatives that are being implemented by the Commonwealth Department. |
| Department Sites | Listing of sites linked with the Department. Not all listed are education sites but relate to other sections of the portfolio. |
| Corporate Publications | Agreements, reports, budget, grants, Departmental file including those the former Department of Education, Science and Training [see below for a link to this]. |
| Department of Education Science & Training | This is site for the the previous Department of Education Science & Training. Some material is still held on this. If what you are seeking is not available on the above sites, check here. |
Other Agencies & Programs
| Australian Apprenticeships | Everything about Australian Apprenticeships : news, Apprenticeship Centres, National Skills Needs Lists, Mentoring, more. You can also get information on Australian Apprenticeships Reform. |
| Australian Apprenticeships Access Program | ‘Provides job seekers who experience barriers to skilled employment, with pre-vocational training, support and assistance to obtain and maintain an Australian Apprenticeship. Alternatively, a job seeker may be supported into employment, further education or training’. |
| Australian Education International | ‘AEI fosters international partnerships, ensures quality, and enhances international students’ experiences’. |
| Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership | ‘The Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership [AITSL] provides national leadership for the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments in promoting excellence in the profession of teaching and school leadership’. |
| Australian Research Council [ARC] | ‘The ARC is a statutory authority within the Australian Government’s Innovation, Industry, Science and Research [IISR] portfolio. Its mission is to deliver policy and programs that advance Australian research and innovation globally and benefit the community’. |
| Australian Tax Office | Has connections with the HECs Scheme which can be accessed from their site. |
| Census | Data relating not only to general population information but also to educational areas. |
| Centrelink | Information about a number of allowances and how they can be accessed - e.g. Youth Allowance, Austudy. Services and programs from several Commonwealth departments. |
| Civics & Citizenship | Information on civics and citizenship development for use in schools. |
| DEHub | ‘DEHub serves as a central research institute for investigation into best practices in distance education. DEHub also serves as an online agency for the dissemination of information on best practices in distance and blended education for the Australian higher education sector. DEHub is financed by the Australian Government’s Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations [DEEWR]’. |
| Education Services Australia | ‘Established in 2010 through the merger of Curriculum Corporation and Education.au, Education Services Australia is a national, not-for-profit company owned by all Australian education ministers. The company was established to support delivery of national priorities and initiatives in the schools, training and Higher Education sectors’. |
| FaHCSIA | Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. A number of the areas listed have impact, directly or indirectly, on educational matters. |
| Future Unlimited [Study in Australia] | Promotes Australian education and training facilities and skills to the rest of the world. |
| HECS-HELP | The Higher Education Contribution Scheme and the Higher Education Loan Program, how they can be accessed, how they are repaid. Also
links to Fee-Help and Postgraduate assistance. Note, these are now accessed through the Study Assist site listed below. |
| Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth | ‘The Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth [LSAY] track young people as they move from school into further study, work and other destinations. LSAY provides a rich source of information to help better understand young people and their transitions from school to post-school destinations, as well as exploring social outcomes, such as wellbeing’. |
| National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd. | ‘The National Centre for Vocational Education Research is Australia’s principal provider of vocational education training research and statistics’. |
| National Digital Learning Resources Network | ‘The National Digital Learning Resources Network contains more than 12 000 digital curriculum resources that are Free for use in all Australian schools. The resources are aligned to state and territory curriculums and are progressively being aligned to the Australian Curriculum as it develops’. |
| Office of Early Childhood Education and Child Care | ‘Access a range of information about early childhood education and child care’. |
| Parliamentary Education Office | ‘The Parliamentary Education Office (PEO) provides parliamentary education services to schools, teachers and students’. |
| Study Assist | ‘This website provides information to students about Australian Government assistance for financing tertiary study’. |
| Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency | ‘The Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency [TEQSA] is Australia’s regulatory and quality agency for higher education. TEQSA’s primary aim is to ensure that students receive a high quality education at any Australian higher education provide’. |
| Youth.gov.au | Access information on Commonwealth programs and services related to youth including the Australian Youth Forum. Previously known as The Source. |
| Youth Challenge | A human rights education program designed to educate students about human rights and responsibilities. |