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Budget | 2015-16

Budget 2015-16
Australian Government Coat of Arms, Budget 2015-16
  1. budget.gov.au
  2. 2015‑16
  3. Budget Paper No. 4
  4. Appendix A: Agency Outcome Statements
  5. Education and Training

Appendix A: Agency Outcome Statements (continued)

Education and Training
Agency Outcome Description
Department of Education and Training 1 Improved early learning, schooling, student educational outcomes and transitions to and from school through access to quality support, parent engagement, quality teaching and learning environments.
Department of Education and Training 2 Promote growth in economic productivity and social wellbeing through access to quality higher education, international education, and international quality research, skills and training.
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority 1 Improved quality and consistency of school education in Australia through a national curriculum, national assessment, data collection, and performance reporting system.
Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited 1 Enhance the quality of teaching and school leadership through developing standards, recognising teaching excellence, providing professional development opportunities, and supporting the teaching profession.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies 1 Further understanding of Australian Indigenous cultures, past and present through undertaking and publishing research, and providing access to print and audiovisual collections.
Australian Research Council 1 Growth of knowledge and innovation through managing research funding schemes, measuring research excellence and providing advice.
Australian Skills Quality Authority 1 Contribute to a high quality vocational education and training sector, including through streamlined and nationally consistent regulation of training providers and courses, and the communication of advice to the sector on improvements to the quality of vocational education and training.
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency 1 Contribute to a high quality higher education sector through streamlined and nationally consistent higher education regulatory arrangements; registration of higher education providers; accreditation of higher education courses; and investigation, quality assurance and dissemination of higher education standards and performance.