Government Education Portal - Australia

Adult Literacy National Project - LiteracyNet  

URL:  http://literacynet.dest.gov.au/

Category:  Initiatives 

LiteracyNet contains key information about Australian adult literacy and links to a range of additional programme, professional development, resource and research sites.

AICTEC Business Plan 2006-2007  

URL:  http://www.aictec.edu.au/...ed/AICTEC_Business_Plan_2006_2007.pdf

Category:  Initiatives 

The Australian ICT in Education Committee (AICTEC) Business Plan for 2006-2007 reflects the priorities identified by Ministers in the area of ICT in education and training in the MCEETYA Joint Statement on Education and Training in the Information Economy. Key actions and outputs are in the areas of copyright, interoperability, educator professional development, bandwidth, learner information management, and domain name management.

Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples  

URL:  http://www.aph.gov.au/house/Rudd_Speech.pdf

Category:  Initiatives  Key Government Priorities and Activities 

On Wednesday, 13 February 2008, an apology to Australia's Indigenous People was made by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. The full text of the speech is available on the Australian Parliament website. Following the apology to the stolen generations, it proposes a new beginning, starting with early childhood programs for Aboriginal children; and a joint policy commission with the Opposition party on Indigenous policy.

Australia's Information Economy: the Big Picture  

URL:  http://www.dbcde.gov.au/...as_information_economy_the_big_picture

Category:  Initiatives 

Prepared for the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE), by the Allen Consulting Group, working with Monash University, the report shows how increased Australian business involvement in the information economy will generate substantial economy-wide gains for Australia. The report is based on extensive macro-economic modelling. The report is available in HTML and PDF format.

Australian Access Federation  

URL:  http://www.aaf.edu.au/

Category:  Initiatives 

The Australian Access Federation Project will develop and deploy an infrastructure to facilitate trusted electronic communications and collaboration within and between higher education and research institutions both locally and internationally as well as with other organizations, in line with the NCRIS objective of providing researchers with access to an environment necessary to support world-class research.

Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme  

URL:  https://naap.dest.gov.au/

Category:  Initiatives  Australian Apprenticeships 

This Australian Apprenticeships Access Programme (the Access Programme) is designed to provide training assistance to people who are disadvantaged in the labour market and need preliminary training to successfully participate in an Australian Apprenticeship.

Australian Certificate of Education: Exploring a way forward  

URL:  http://www.dest.gov.au/...es/australian_certificate_education.htm

Category:  Initiatives  National 

In June 2005, the Australian Government commissioned the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), led by Professor Geoff Masters, to investigate and report on models for an Australian Certificate of Education. The report of this investigation is now available for download. The report analyses different models for a national certificate and sets out a clear proposal for an Australian Certificate of Education that would be available to all senior secondary school students, regardless of where they live in Australia.

Australian Education International (AEI)  

URL:  http://aei.dest.gov.au/AEI/default.htm

Category:  Initiatives  Key Government Priorities and Activities  Key Education and Training Links 

AEI - The Australian Government International Education Network, is part of the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR). AEI integrates the development of international government relations with support for the commercial activities of Australia's education community. To do this, AEI liaises with all sectors of the education and training industry and all levels of government. This site includes information about government activities, market information, events, offshore support, publications and research and qualifications recognition.

Australian Flexible Learning Framework (AFLR)  

URL:  http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/flx/go

Category:  Initiatives  Key Education and Training Links 

The Australian Flexible Learning Framework provides the vocational and technical education (VTE) system with e-learning skills, professional development opportunities, products, resources and support networks to meet today's increasingly technology-driven learning environment. The site houses the flexible learning projects and activities developed within the AFL Framework. It also acts as a repository for resources and products and provides access to services developed under the Framework.

Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme (AGQTP)  

URL:  http://qualityteaching.dest.gov.au/

Category:  Key Government Priorities and Activities  Initiatives  Professional Excellence 

This is the Australian Government Quality Teacher Program national website. This site is an information exchange for the Australian Government Quality Teacher Programme, particularly best practice in teacher professional development.