The National Innovation and Science Agenda includes measures which directly benefit the department’s Schooling and Higher Education Research streams.
Parents and families can get information from the Australian Government on parent engagement in learning, Government initiatives and programmes that benefit parents, and information on schools and early childhood services. This page has links to useful information for parents.
Parent Information programmes include:
The Australian Government has committed extra funding to make child care more affordable, more accessible, and more flexible through the Jobs for Families Child Care Package. The Package represents the most significant reform to the early education and care system in 40 years and will better target childcare support to those who want or need to work, or who want to work more. It will give around one million Australian families relief from out-of-pocket child care cost pressures and provide more children with the opportunity to benefit from early education.
The department will support the implementation of the package by delivering a range of programs to help families access quality child care.
Early Childhood and Child Care programmes include:
Through a range of policies and programmes, the Department of Education and Training helps to provide families with access to quality early learning for children.
The department supports researchers in Australia by improving research training, providing world-class research infrastructure and helping researchers collaborate with business and government through various funding programs and funded projects.
Higher Education Research programmes include:
Australia’s higher education system is made up of universities and other institutions that play a critical role in fuelling innovation, driving productivity and giving students the skills they need for future success. The Australian Government supports higher education through policies, funding and programmes.
The Government is seeking to implement changes to higher education to create a system that is higher in quality, more accessible, more competitive and more sustainable.
To achieve these objectives, the Government remains committed to delivering policies that ensure our higher education sector delivers the educational opportunities and research outcomes Australia needs to succeed in the future. The Government is consulting with students, their parents, institutions, employers, Senators and other stakeholders to ensure ongoing, fair and sustainable support for an adaptive, world-class higher education system, with equitable access for students. The Government has released a consultation paper on options for reform and invites feedback by 25 July 2016.
To provide certainty to the Australian higher education community as this consultation process is undertaken, the Government has determined that 2016 and 2017 higher education arrangements will be the same as 2015.
The department works with the education sector, other government agencies and ministries to ensure Australia is recognised as a regional and world leader in education and a partner of choice for international collaboration.
The department provides leadership and coordination across government, delivering programs and policies, to support mobility and the global exchange of knowledge.
International Education programmes include:
To ensure Australia’s future prosperity and to remain competitive internationally, the Australian Government is committed to ensuring that all Australian students have access to a high-quality school education.
The Department of Education and Training works with states, territories and non-government education providers to provide quality early learning, schooling, improved student outcomes and transitions to and from school through parent engagement, quality teaching and learning environments.
The Department of Education and Training works to encourage young people to participate in further education, training and work.
In a competitive global environment, Australia’s national training system is helping individuals develop the skills they need to secure and maintain rewarding and sustainable employment.
Information about who we are, what we do, jobs with the department and how we deliver effective government services to all Australians.
The National Innovation and Science Agenda includes measures which directly benefit the department’s Schooling and Higher Education Research streams.
In May 2016, the Government released Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes which will build on the reforms delivered under StudentsFirst
Find out more about Quality Schools, Quality Outcomes.
The Australian Government makes accessing and providing information to us easier with the new Education Portal.
Last modified on Wednesday 23 November 2016 [2575|71791]