Education And Training In Australia

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Gerry White CEO education.au limited Organisation of education and training in Australia NMA, Canberra, November, 2004

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Global orientation

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3.5 million Australians involved in education and training Universities 38 Schools 9,600 Australia’s education and training communities 82 TAFE Colleges [640 campuses] Registered Training Organisations 4000 Vocational Education and Training Learning Institutions

School & vocational jurisdictions : 

NSW (1) Vic (2) School & vocational jurisdictions

School & vocational jurisdictions : 

WA (1) Qld (2) School & vocational jurisdictions

School & vocational jurisdictions : 

School & vocational jurisdictions NSW (1) Vic (2) WA (1) Qld (2)

School & vocational jurisdictions : 

School & vocational jurisdictions NT (1) Tas (1) SA (2) ACT (1)

School & vocational jurisdictions : 

School & vocational jurisdictions NT (1) NSW (1) Vic (2) Tas (1) SA (2) WA (1) Qld (2) ACT (1)

Education & training jurisdictions : 

Education & training jurisdictions NT (1) NSW (1) Vic (2) Tas (1) SA (2) WA (1) Qld (2) ACT (1) Australian Government (1)

Funding : 

Funding Collects taxes and distributes funding

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Funding

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Funding

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Funding

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Funding

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3.5 million Australians involved in education and training Universities 38 Schools 9,600 Australia’s education and training communities 82 TAFE Colleges [640 campuses] Registered Training Organisations 4000 Vocational Education and Training Learning Institutions

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National collaboration

National Collaboration : 

National Collaboration (States/AG/education.au)

Adelaide Goals of Schooling1999 : 

Adelaide Goals of Schooling1999 (Extract) 1.Schooling should develop fully the talents and capacities of all students. In particular, when students leave schools they should: 1.6 be confident, creative and productive users of new technologies, particularly information and communication technologies, and understand the impact of those technologies on society.

Adelaide Goals of Schooling1999 : 

(Extract) 2. In terms of curriculum, students should have: 2.1attained high standards of knowledge, skills and understanding through a comprehensive and balanced curriculum in the compulsory years of schooling encompassing the agreed eight key learning areas: the arts; English; health and physical education; languages other than English; mathematics; science; studies of society and environment; technology; and the interrelationships between them. Adelaide Goals of Schooling1999

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What has been achieved Maximised funds - available money [by reducing duplication of funds] Efficient national effort [by reducing duplication of effort] Leveraged existing infrastructure [by building on national assets] Leveraged national expertise Maximised national investment through interoperability

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Thank You www.educationau.edu.au