Department of Education

Output group 1:
Pre-Compulsory and Compulsory Education
Description
The purpose of this output group is to provide a range
of educational services that will help students develop
intellectually, socially, morally, emotionally and physically
in a stimulating, inclusive and supportive environment.
These services are focused on the delivery of education
to students in schools enrolled in classes up to Year 10.
The department’s outcomes to which this output group
contributes are:
• all students in Tasmanian Government schools
receiving high quality teaching focused on the
achievement of high standards
• student progress being assessed, monitored and
reported against standards that are consistent across
schools
• a fair and just distribution of the benefits of schooling
across all students, leading to minimal difference in
measurable outcomes between identified student
groups
• all students in Tasmanian Government schools
receive teaching that appropriately utilises
information and communication technology to
provide more effective learning
• all students participate fully in schooling and complete
schooling until the end of Year 12 or the equivalent
• students perform at nationally comparable
achievement levels
• parents/carers of students participating in the
schooling of their children, and the community
and the general public are informed on educational
matters and involved in their school communities
• improved access to child care services that meet
state licensing guidelines and national standards for all
parents, carers and families.
Output group 2: Post-Compulsory Education
and Skills Development
Description
The purpose of this output group is to facilitate the
provision of Year 11 and 12 education and formally
recognised VET by registered training providers,
including schools.
The outputs in this group directly address the longterm
vision and goals set out in Tasmania Together,
the Tasmanian Skills Strategy as well as the Tasmanian
Innovation and Infrastructure strategies and the National
Agreements for Skills and Workforce Development and
Education.
The department’s outcomes to which this output group
contributes are:
• all students in Tasmanian Government schools and
colleges receive quality teaching leading to effective
learning
• all students participate fully in schooling and complete
schooling until the end of Year 12, or a training course
leading to a Certificate III outcome
• students perform at nationally comparable
achievement levels
• all students in Tasmanian Government schools
and colleges continue to receive teaching
that appropriately utilises information and
communications technology leading to more effective
learning
• fair and just distribution of the benefits of schooling
across all students and minimal difference in
measurable outcomes between identified student
groups
• parents/carers of students continue to participate in
the schooling of their children and the community
and the general public continue to be well informed
on educational matters and involved in their school
communities
• a strong adult training system including the Tasmanian
Skills Institute and the Tasmanian Polytechnic and a
strong system of private training
• provision of a quality assurance and regulatory
framework for vocational education and training,
involving:
- registration of training providers
- accreditation of courses
- recognition of overseas qualifications.
• approval and monitoring of apprentice and trainee
training contracts
• management of the purchase of vocational education
and training from registered training organisations to
ensure that:
- the number of Tasmanians with post-compulsory
education and training qualifications increases
- partnership arrangements are developed between
schools, colleges and the Tasmanian Polytechnic
- training provision is aligned to the government’s
economic and social policy including Tasmania’s
development strategies and the needs of industry.
Output group 3: LINC Tasmania
Description
The purpose of this output group is to provide statewide
library and information services, archival and community
learning services in accordance with the goals of
Tasmania Together.
The department’s outcomes to which this output group
contributes are:
• an informed, empowered and technologically literate
community of lifelong users of information and
information technology
• an improved quality of life for all Tasmanians and a
culturally rich community
• sustained economic development in the information
age through community and individual innovation
• equity of access to information and to resources for
innovation
• a community which values knowledge and ideas and
learning for life
• the enhanced capacity and increased opportunity for
the community to have access to and use the cultural
memory and documentary record of Tasmania
• ensuring that government accountability is able to be
monitored and assessed by the Tasmanian community
through access to the evidence of the activities of the
government.
Organisational restructure
On 7 June 2010, the former Minister for Education and
Skills, Hon Lin Thorp, announced changes to the then
current model for post-Year 10 education and training.
As a result, the Tasmanian Academy and the Tasmanian
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