Government splits education and training

The existing federal Department of Education, Skills and Employment is no more. A new Department of Employment and Workplace Relations will implement the government’s jobs, skills and training agenda. DESE now becomes Department of Education. The new DoE will have charge of

• HE policy, programmes and regulation
• research policy, “in relation to universities” and research infrastructure
• research grants
• international education
• https://www.education.gov.au/

DEWR’s aegis includes;

• co-ordination of labour market research
• skills and voced policy regulation and programmes, including VET in schools
• apprenticeships, training and skills assessment
• “foundation skills” for adults
• https://www.dewr.gov.au/