Agency Statements - ANTA - Section 6

Table 6.1.1 shows the Authority outcome and related output.

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To ensure that the skills of the Australian labour force are sufficient to support internationally competitive commerce and industry and to provide individuals with opportunities to optimise their potential.

Vocational education and training is a key ingredient in developing and sustaining Australia’s economic competitiveness and ensuring access to life long learning opportunities for all Australians. The Commonwealth, through ANTA, is committed to facilitating this in partnership with the major stakeholders within the vocational education and training sector, including State and Territory governments, industry, providers and individuals.

Key objectives under this outcome are equipping Australians for the world of work; enhancing mobility in the labour market; achieving equitable outcomes in vocational education and training; increasing investment in training and maximising the value of public vocational education and training expenditure.

In 2000-01, the Commonwealth will invest $997.968 million in the vocational education and training system through ANTA. There are no Budget or Non-budget Measures proposed for the Authority in the 2000-01 Budget.

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Table 6.3.1 – Total Resources for Outcome 1 ($’000)

Outcome 1 -. To ensure that the skills of the Australian labour force are sufficient to support internationally competitive commerce and industry and to provide individuals with opportunities to optimise their potential.

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The Australian National Training Authority’s outputs related to the vocational education and training sector reflect the Government’s decision to pursue vocational education and training in partnership with industry and other levels of Government.

The Annual National Priorities and national key result areas agreed by Commonwealth, State and Territory ministers, act as the general framework for ANTA’s work throughout the year. Within the framework, the Authority prepares the ANTA Annual Plan, which sets out in detail the work to be undertaken by the Authority during the period. This Plan, and the report against the Plan, are published in the Authority’s Annual Performance Report in September each year.

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Table 6.4.1: Performance Information and Planned Level of Achievement, 2000-01