Department of Education

Work and Life Skills stream. Of the 31% of the Work and
Life Skills stream, 44% of enrolments were in accredited
training courses resulting in a statement of attainment
or Certificate within the Australian Qualifications
Framework. Overall enrolments in the Work and Life
Skills stream increased by approximately 14% from the
previous year. This is indicative of the introduction of
learning coordinators who are based in urban LINCs
statewide and whose role it is to work alongside
the literacy cooordinator and information services
coordinator to strengthen integrated service provision
across the state.
1,392 volunteers provided the equivalent of 50 FTE staff
in 2010–11, contributed 94,396 hours to community
service delivery in the areas of literacy support, assistance
for clients online and IT skills, courier services for
homebound clients and assistance with family and local
history. There were 394 literacy support volunteers
resulting in a 40% increase in the number of volunteer
hours contributed to literacy assistance.
Tasmania’s
cultural
memory
Following successful negotiations between the
Australian Government and the Tasmanian
Government in 2010, LINC Tasmania agreed to
the co-location of the National Archives Australia
(NAA) with TAHO. This decision was a result of a
public commitment by the Australian Government
to maintain national archives face-to-face services in
each state and territory by co-locating with other
local institutions. In Tasmania, the local NAA and
TAHO have commenced planning the details of the
co-location arrangements, including looking at capacity
for establishing an integrated service delivery model,
and any fit-out modifications required to accommodate
additional records and services.
In parallel with the Tasmanian Government officially
regaining ownership of the Tasmanian railways system
on 30 November 2009, TAHO accepted the transfer of
ownership of Tasmanian railway records from NAA.
Non-government transfers received during the year
included the newly acquired photographic material
from the Mt Lyell Mining Company; Gustav Weindorfer
letters; records from St. George’s Church and
photographs from the Trinity Bellringers.
The primary focus of activity for the Allport Library and
Museum of Fine Arts (Allport) has been the creation
and installation of interpretive material to enhance the
enjoyment of visitors to Allport. Enhanced external
signage, decorative wall panelling detailing images of
collection items, and a new showcase has given more
prominence to the gallery entrance. As a result, visitors
to the Allport increased substantially with 6,772
visitors in 2010–11 which is an increase of 33.9% on the
previous year.
The Allport purchased several original artworks during
the year and held exhibitions to showcase Tasmanian
society and culture. The major exhibition for the year,
Fishes from the end of the world: William Buelow Gould’s
Sketchbook of Fishes in Macquarie Harbour, 1832 was
opened by Tasmanian author Richard Flanagan on 1 April
2011 to mark the inscription of the sketchbook on the
UNESCO Australian Memory of the World Register.
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