Useful Links
Australian Education International
Australian Education International (AEI) is an Australian Government initiative. AEI works with the Australian education and training industry to promote the industry internationally and advance the internationalisation of Australian education and training. Their range of onshore and offshore services, developed with industry consultation, are tailored to help them achieve those goals. |
Australian Government Online Directory (GOLD) – structure, organisations and people
The Government Online Directory is a guide to the structure, organisations and key people in the Australian Government. This site contains contact details for the Commonwealth Parliament, the Courts, the Governor-General and senior staff in Australian Government departments and agencies. |
Australian Government Portal - access to Australian Government Information and Services
The Australian Government Entry Point, offers comprehensive and integrated access to Australian Government information and services for Australians, for businesses, for non-residents as provides links to sites about the government and Australia. It contains a concentrated body of Commonwealth Government information throughout the site. |
Dept of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR)
Comprehensive information provided by the Australian Government’s Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations on this site includes: links to the Minister responsible for the portfolio. Also contains corporate information about the department and the areas of responsibility within the portfolio such as higher education, school education, career development, international education, Indigenous education, and workplace relations. |
Education Portal
The Education Portal is the online entry point to a comprehensive array of Australian Government information and services concerning all aspects and levels of education in Australia. It focuses on Australian government policies, programmes, events, publications and resourcing. It provides links to key education and training sites at the national, state and territory level as well as offering a browse by sector or by user category option. |
Football Excellence Academy
Based in Sydney Australia, the Football Excellence Academy is run by a group of football coaches with over 30 years of coaching and development experience, and is a football school where young footballers can receive coaching at the highest standard and be developed into better players. |
IDP Database of Research on International Education
NOTE: Following a review by AEI into the utility and use of the Database of Research on International Education, this service ceased to be funded by AEI from 31 December 2007. It is expected that, during 2008, the Database will be relocated and managed by an external organisation. From that point this page will be maintained for period of time to redirect you to the new site. In the meantime, you can continue to access the Database from the links above. |
Institute for Trade Skills Excellence
The Institute has been established by the Australian Government as a partnership between government and Australian business to promote and advance learning, teaching and training in Australian trades education. It will also elevate the status of traditional trades and trades education as career choices. The website provides further information about the Institute including its aims, staff, directors, media releases and contact details. |
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs
The areas of responsibility covered by the Council are pre-primary education, primary and secondary education, vocational education and training, higher education, employment and linkages between employment/labour market programs and education and training, adult and community education, youth policy programs and cross-sectoral matters. This work is taking place in close interaction with the Ministerial Council of the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA MINCO) which has a statutory responsibility in relation to certain aspects of vocational education and training (until July 1 2005 when ANTA is abolished). Functions of the Council include coordination of strategic policy at the national level, negotiation and development of national agreements on shared objectives and interests (including principles for Commonwealth/State relations) in the Council's areas of responsibility, negotiations on scope and format of national reporting on areas of responsibility, sharing of information and collaborative use of resources towards agreed objectives and priorities, and coordination of communication with, and collaboration between, related national structures. |
National Audit and Registration Agency (NARA)
In November 2006 the Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education agreed to establish a national registration, audit and approval function in TVET Australia in order to reduce the audit burden on multi-jurisdictional Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). This website provides access to the NARA Charter, Services, News, NARA Audits and Schedule of Fees etc. |
National Industry Skills Committee (NISC)
The National Industry Skills Committee, established in March 2006, provides the Australian Vocational and Technical Education Ministerial Council with high-level, evidence-based advice on workforce planning, future training priorities and other critical issues facing the training sector. This website provides further information about the NISC and its role, membership, work plan, the NISC Secretariat, media releases, regular NISC newsletters, links to other organisations and contact details. This website also has a member-only area. |
National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (NOOSR)
Established in 1989, NOOSR is the national expert and coordinating body on overseas skills assessments and recognition. Their mission is to help the overseas trained to work and study in Australia by providing information, advice and assistance in relation to the recognition of overseas qualifications and skills, and to encourage improved international arrangements for the recognition of qualifications and skills. The principal functions include provision of assessment services, information, advice and promotion of fair, equitable and transparent assessment of qualifications. This web site provides information about NOOSR; information and advisory and training services for individuals or organisations on qualifications assessment and recognition; links to publications and research - some are available online others need to be purchased. An excellent source of information about other country education systems are their Country Education Profiles series of publications which are grouped into regions: Australia and its immediate neighbours; the Americas; Europe; Africa; Subcontinent and the Middle East - several of these are accessible online. |
National Quality Council (NQC)
The NQC was established in December 2005 and as a Committee of the Australian Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education, oversees quality assurance and ensures national consistency in the application of the Australian Quality Training Framework standards for the audit and registration of training providers. This website provides access to information such as an overview of the NQC, its Charter, brief biographical details on each NQC member, the Australian Qualifications Training Framework (AQTF) 2007, Skill Sets (part of nationally endorsed Training Packages), regular newsletter, the NQC Secretariat, links to other like organisations and contact details. The website also contains a member-only area. |
National Skills Shortages Strategy (a.k.a. Get a trade)
Launched in April 2004, this website offers information about the new Australian National Skills Shortages Strategy a.k.a. Getatrade.gov.au Building upon the work already completed by the National Industry Skills Initiative, the site is intended to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for students, parents and industry. |
Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives
This site provides an overview of the composition and function of the House; profiles and contact details for Members; operating arrangements; sitting schedules and documents of the House; details of all Committees administered by the House of Representatives; access to Bills, Acts and related information; a listing of publications, documents, reports, information sheets and Hansard transcripts. |
Parliament of Australia: Senate
This site provides general information about the composition and function of the Senate; contact information and profiles for all Senators; Sitting schedules and current working documents; information about and from all Committees administered by the Senate including Committee reports and contact details for Committee Secretariats; legislation; publications and Hansard transcripts. |
SkillsInfo
This website has been established by the Australian Government to provide skills-related information and links for industries and regions, skills issues and education and training in Australia. The information is based around five themes: Education and training, Industries, Regions, Skills Issues and Skills links. The website includes Industry Employment Profiles that present, in graphical form, a comprehensive suite of data on employment characteristics, trends and prospects for all industries. Information is also provided on skills shortages, skills in demand, workforce ageing, occupation information, employability skills and ICT skills. |
Study in Australia - the official Australian Government website for International Students
This is the Australian Government's official website for advice on study in Australia. It contains impartial and reliable information about courses, institutions, study and living costs, the application process, visa requirements and more. The user is able to search for accredited institutions and courses for international students and a Study Wizard guides you through all the steps of selecting courses and enrolling to study in Australia. Information on the website is available in numerous languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, Thai, Spanish and Europe. |
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Australia Ltd.
This new Australian Ministerial company (September 2006), jointly owned by the Australian, state and territory governments has been established through a merger of Australian Training Products and AEShareNet. TVET will continue to publish and distribute high quality, useable and cost effective national competency standards, Training Packages and competency based curriculum and related materials. AEShareNet is a collaborative system to streamline the licensing of intellectual property so that Australian learning materials are developed, shared and adapted efficiently. During the transition period to the new company, the AEShareNet website continues to operate (http://www.aesharenet.com.au/). TVET Australia hosts the websites of the National Industry Skills Council (NISC) http://www.nisc.tvetaustralia.com.au/ and the Vocational and Technical Education sector's National Quality Council (NQC) http://www.nqc.tvetaustralia.com.au/ |
the Source
the Source is the Australian Government's youth website. The site is aimed at young people between the ages of 12 to 25 and encourages them to become involved in their community. It provides a number of access points through which young people can obtain Government information and provide input into future Government policy and programs. A ‘Chill’ section on the website has details about competitions, sport, arts & culture, and travel. |
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