The Ministerial Council for Vocational and Technical Education - known as MCVTE – comprises the Australian Government, State and Territory Ministers with responsibility for vocational education and training.
MCVTE was established in November 2005. It meets at least once a year and has overall responsibility for the National Training System, including strategic policy, priority setting, planning and performance as well as cross-sectoral issues impacting on the training system, such as skills forecasting and workforce planning (including skills needs) .
The administrative arm of MCVTE is the National Senior Officials Committee (NSOC) which comprises Chief Executive Officers of the Australian Government and State and Territory training departments. MCVTE also receives advice from other committees within the National Training System, including the National Quality Council (NQC) and the National Industry Skills Committee (NISC). The Council is supported by an independent Secretariat hosted within the Queensland Department of Education and Training in Brisbane (email: MCVTE-NSOC.Secretariat@deta.qld.gov.au)
Current MCVTE members are:
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Australian Government |
The Hon Julia Gillard, MP (Chair) |
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NSW |
The Hon Verity Firth, MLA |
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Vic |
The Hon Jacinta Allan, MP |
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Qld |
The Hon Rod Welford, MP |
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WA |
The Hon Peter Collier, MLC |
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SA |
The Hon Paul Caica, MP |
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Tas |
The Hon David Bartlett, MHA |
|
ACT |
The Hon Andrew Barr, MLA |
|
NT |
The Hon Marion Scrymgour, MLA |