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National Secondary School Computer Fund - Round One Successful Schools

The Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, the Hon Julia Gillard MP announced the National Secondary School Computer Fund Round One successful schools You are now leaving the DEST website12 June 2008. 

The Job Guide 2008  You are now leaving the DEST website site includes hundreds of occupational profiles. 

Australian Career Development Studies You are now leaving the DEST website is a programme designed to enhance the skills of people who help others make career decisions. The package has three components and is available free of charge on the Internet. Component 1 (Awareness of Career Development) – is an introductory programme for parents, community leaders, coaches, youth workers and anyone else who works with young people or has an interest in career development.

Career Advice Australia You are now leaving the DEST website is an Australian Government initiative that provides a comprehensive national career development and transition support system for all Australians.
Course Information System

The Course Information System helps you find and compare courses across Australia, looking at criteria such as location, provider, indicative course fees and previous cut-off scores. To access the System go to the Going to Uni You are now leaving the DEST website website.

The first National Career Development Week  You are now leaving the DEST website (NCDW) was held from 4-10 June 2007 to promote awareness of career development and emphasise the need for all Australians to develop skills to manage their own careers. DEST has funded NCDW for a further three years.

‘Assist Others’  You are now leaving the DEST website is one of the three main sections of the myfuture website. It provides up-to-date careers resources to help parents and the broader community support others in exploring and planning their careers.

Applications are now open for the second and final round of funding under the National School Chaplaincy Programme.

A range of programmes and incentives are now available to help people make the right career choice. Visit Skills for the Future You are now leaving the DEST website for more information.

The 2008 Australian Government National Awards for Quality Schooling  You are now leaving the DEST website were presented on 3 June 2008 by the Hon Julia Gillard MP, Minister for Education. The winners included teachers, principals, support staff and schools from across Australia.

Australian Apprenticeships You are now leaving the DEST website combine practical work with structured training to give an apprentice a nationally recognised qualification and the experience they need to get the job they want.

Working together to create learning environments where every student and school community member is safe, supported, respected, valued — and free from bullying, violence, harassment and discrimination. Visit the Bullying. No Way! You are now leaving the DEST website website for further information.

Going to Uni  You are now leaving the DEST website is a comprehensive guide on going to Australian universities for current and prospective students and their families. It includes information on schemes to help with paying university fees and contributions, courses offered by eligible higher education providers and information on scholarships.

The Australian Government’s Indigenous Education and Training programmes are supplementary to mainstream funding, and are intended for strategic interventions that will accelerate improvements in Indigenous student learning outcomes.

The Job Guide You are now leaving the DEST website website provides an in-depth look at occupations with related education and training pathways. It also gives useful information about how to work out what occupations suit a person best, based on their interests and abilities. It aims to help them select the occupation that is right for them and to make sound decisions about any further education or training they may pursue. Additional information is available in the Parents Talking Career Choices brochurePDF Document  (451.4 KB).

myfuture  You are now leaving the DEST website is Australia's online career information service with a wealth of useful information on careers, courses, training providers, financial advice, support services, industries, labour market information, awards, scholarship and much more.

The Resilience Education and Drug Information (REDI) You are now leaving the DEST website website can help you identify and access relevant information on:

  • effective drug education
  • managing drug use issues
  • managing drug-related incidents in schools.

The Cannabis and consequences: parent brouchure/information booklet is also available.

Student income support programmes:

In May 2006 the Australian Government commissioned the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to analyse and report on the content, curriculum and standards in Year 12 English (including Literature), Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry and Australian History.  The report from ACER is now available.

The Year 12 - what next? You are now leaving the DEST website website is a guide to help plan post-school education and training. It includes information about working life in the future, course options and where to get help and information.

Youth Pathways You are now leaving the DEST website aims to assist the most at-risk young people to make a successful transition through to completion of Year 12 (or its equivalent) and ultimately, to further education, training or employment and active participation in the community.