Social inclusion through education and employment
Joint Media Release with Senator The Hon Ursula Stephens, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector
An Education Revolution to secure our economic future
The Rudd Government is delivering an Education Revolution that will build productive capacity in our economy and deliver a modern and prosperous Australia.
A National Action Plan on Literacy and Numeracy
The Rudd Government is meeting its election commitment to deliver a National Action Plan on Literacy and Numeracy.
$11 billion Education Investment Fund to transform higher education and vocational education training
The Rudd Labor Government will transform Australia’s higher education and vocational education and training (VET) institutions over the next decade with a new $11 billion Education Investment Fund…
A strong voice for young Australians
Young Australians will be given a stronger voice in Government decision making with the establishment of the Australian Youth Forum and the Office for Youth.
Early childhood initiatives to benefit individuals, the community and the economy
All Australian children will have access to early learning programs in the year before formal schooling, delivered by a university qualified teacher as part of a major new investment in early…
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment ,Training and Youth Affairs
This week, all Australian school students will have their first truly national assessments of essential literacy and numeracy skills. These tests replace separate State and Territory tests.
Gillard launches MARVIN partnership
In Perth today, the Minister for Education and Employment has announced an exciting new partnership between the Australian Government and the MARVIN team at the Northern Territory Institute for…
Labour Force April 2008
Labour force figures released today by the ABS show that employment hit a record high in April.
Changes to Learning and Teaching Performance Fund
The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard has announced that Australia’s universities will now be rewarded for improvement as well as excellence in learning and teaching.
Australia's first world-class training centre, a boost for booming industries
Over the coming years, thousands of highly trained oil and gas workers are expected to graduate from a new $21 million training facility in Western Australia, opened today by Minister for…
New partnership to tackle WA skills shortages
Federal Minister for Education, Julia Gillard and WA Minister for Education and Training, Mark McGowan today announced that Western Australia will be the first state to join the Productivity…