Preliminary Pages
Membership of the Committee
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Chair
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Ms Sharon Bird MP
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Deputy
Chair
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Dr Dennis Jensen MP
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Members
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Mr Jason Clare MP
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Mr Sid Sidebottom MP
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Ms Julie Collins MP
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Hon Tony Smith MP (until 10/11/08)
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Mrs Yvette D’Ath MP
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Dr Andrew Southcott MP
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Mr Steve Irons MP
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Mr Tony Zappia MP
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Mr Robert Oakeshott MP (from 10/11/08)
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Committee Secretariat
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Secretary
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Dr Glenn Worthington
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Inquiry
Secretaries
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Mr Justin Baker
Ms Jane Hearn
(from 10/2/09 to 1/5/09)
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Research
Officer
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Mr Raymond Knight
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Office
Manager
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Mr Daniel Miletic
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Administrative
Officer
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Ms Kane Moir
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Terms of reference
The Standing Committee on Education and Training being
empowered to inquire into and report any annual reports referred to it by the
House of Representatives, has agreed to undertake an inquiry into the 2006-07
Annual Report of the Department of Education, Science and Training.
The Committee nominated the following areas that were of
particular interest:
- Decline in enrolments in enabling sciences at
universities;
- Issues concerning mature age apprenticeships;
- The education of children with special needs;
- Skills training to meet emerging trade demands; and
- The Australian Qualification Framework.
List of abbreviations
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ACDS
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Australian Council of Deans of
Science
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ACER
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Australian Council of Educational
Research
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AIG
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Australian Industry Group
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ANSTO
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Australian Nuclear Science and
Technology Organisation
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AQTF
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Australian Quality Training Framework
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CSIRO
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Commonwealth Scientific and
Industrial Research Organisation
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DEEWR
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Department of Education,
Employment and Workplace Relations
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DEST
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Department of Education, Science
and Training
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FASTS
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Federation of Australian
Scientific and Technological Societies
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ISC
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Industry Skills Council
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MCTVE
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Ministerial Council for
Vocational and Technical Education
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OECD
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Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development
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NCVER
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National Centre for Vocational
Education Research
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RTO
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Registered Training Organisation
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SET
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Science, Engineering and
Technology
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TIMSS
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Trends in International
Mathematics and Science Study
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VET
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Vocational Education and Training
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List of recommendations
1 The Committee’s Review
Recommendation 1 (para 1.17)
That the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations include information in its Annual Report on the number and timeliness
of responses to questions taken from committees of the Parliament outside of
questions taken in Senate Estimates sessions.
2 National vocational education and training
system
Recommendation 2 (para 2.90)
That the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations, in consultation with the National Centre for Vocational Education
Research (NCVER) and stakeholders, ensure that provision is made to capture and
incorporate private sector vocational education and training data into NCVER
analysis.
3 Decline in Enrolments in Enabling Sciences
Recommendation 3 (para 3.16)
That the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations consult with the Australian Council of Deans of Science, the
Australian Academy of Science, the Australian Council of Educational Research
and other relevant stakeholders in relation to improving collection and
aggregation of data on university enrolments and completions that will provide
trend information for narrow areas of enabling sciences such as physical,
mathematical and chemical sciences.