Organisation Department of Education and Training (2002 - 2006)

Victoria

From
2002
To
2006

Summary

The Department of Education and Training (Victoria) was established in March 2002 under the Public Sector Management and Employment Act 1998 (Victorian Government Gazette S 41). The Department assumed responsibility for all functions associated with the Department of Education, Employment and Training apart from employment, which was transferred to the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development. The Department was responsible for carrying out the following functions: "primary and secondary education; vocational training and TAFE; higher education; adult, community and further education; and youth affairs." These functions were spread across three divisions: the Office of School Education, the Office for Youth and the Office of Training and Tertiary Education. In December 2006, the Department was abolished and the Department of Education was established under the Public Administration Act 2004.

Timeline

 1992 - 1999 Department of Education
       1999 - 2002 Department of Education, Employment and Training
             2002 - 2006 Department of Education and Training
                   2006 - 2007 Department of Education [II]
                         2007 - Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Published resources

Policies

  • Department of Education: Communications Division, Social Competence. A Whole School Approach to Linking Learning and Wellbeing, Victoria. Department of Education and Training, Melbourne, 2002. Details
  • Kosky, Lynne, Knowledge and Skills. Improved Educational Outcomes. A Better Reporting and Accountability System for Schools, Communication Division of the Department of Education and Training, East Melbourne, October 2002. See also https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/commrel/addresses/minister/edoutcomes-smt.pdf. Details
  • Victoria. Department of Education and Training, Blueprint for Government Schools, Victoria Government, Melbourne, 2003. Details
  • Weir, Terry, Making Intervention Work: Implications for Improving Literacy Learning in the Middle Years, Victoria. Department of Education and Training, Melbourne, 2004. Details

Unpublished Works

  • Victoria Government, Review of Education and Training Legislation: Victorian Government White Paper, Department of Education and Training, Melbourne, 2005. Details

Online Resources