Appendix one - Tasmania Together
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At 30 June 2005, the Department of Education had the coordinating agency responsibility for the following Tasmania Together benchmarks:
Goal 1 Ensure all Tasmanians have a reasonable standard of living with regard to food, shelter, transport, justice, education, communication, and health and community services
Standard 1.4 To improve access to accredited care services for dependants
Indicators
| 1.4.2 |
Carers - cost/availability |
| 1.4.3 |
Provision of workplace care |
Goal 4 Create a culture that encourages people to learn and develop new skills, including life skills, throughout their lives
Standard 4.1 To have affordable and flexible access to and participation in lifelong learning that is responsive to individual and community needs
Indicators
| 4.1.1 |
Proportion of people in full or part-time education or training |
| 4.1.2 |
Proportion of people aged 20-24 in full or part-time education or training |
| 4.1.3 |
Apparent retention rate years 7-12 |
| 4.1.5 |
Literacy rates against national benchmarks |
| 4.1.6 |
Hours of community usage of public education facilities |
Standard 4.2 To develop Tasmania as a centre of learning excellence, recognised internationally
Indicators
| 4.2.1 |
Number of postgraduate research students identified as equivalent full-time student units (EFTSU) enrolled at the University of Tasmania and the proportion that comes from interstate and overseas |
| 4.2.2 |
Performance of school students against national benchmarks |
Standard 4.3 To promote the coverage of life skills and non-vocational learning opportunities
Indicator
| 4.3.1 |
Coverage of life skills and non-vocational learning opportunities in the new school curriculum |
Goal 7 Foster and value vibrant and diverse rural, regional and remote communities that are connected to each other and the rest of the world
Standard 7.1 To facilitate access to employment, basic services and public and private infrastructure for people in rural, regional and remote communities
Indicators
| 7.1.5 |
Access to basic services in rural areas in comparison to urban areas
- Estimated Year 12 completion rates
- Number of students who progress from Year 10 to Years 11 and 12 for major urban centres, major rural centres and other rural and remote areas based on individual student-level data from state and private education systems
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Standard 7.2 To improve levels of communication between areas of Tasmania and the rest of the world
Indicator
| 7.2.1 |
Public access to internet services |
Goal 8 Provide a valued role in community life for Tasmania’s young people now and in the future
Standard 8.2 To recognise and foster the positive contributions that young people make to the community and decision-making processes
Indicator
| 8.2.1 |
Participation of people under 29 in community groups |
Goal 9 Foster an inclusive society that acknowledges and respects our multicultural heritage, values diversity and treats everyone with compassion and respect
Standard 9.2 To promote awareness of Tasmania’s multicultural past and present
Indicator
| 9.2.2 |
Number of schools integrating multicultural perspectives in the curriculum |
Standard 9.3 To support and encourage a diverse, compassionate and socially just society that provides for the rights of all Tasmanians, including people from minority, disadvantaged and stigmatised groups
Indicator
| 9.3.4 |
Percentage of teachers who have received professional development training in racial, gender, disability and sexuality related discrimination and harassment |
Goal 10 Acknowledge and respect the contribution that the Aboriginal community and its culture have made and continue to make to Tasmania and its identity
Standard 10.1 To recognise, promote, share and celebrate Aboriginal culture and heritage, encouraging mutual recognition and respect between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people
Indicators
| 10.1.1 |
Percentage of teaching staff who have received professional development specifically related to their role as teachers of indigenous studies |
| 10.1.2 |
Percentage of schools integrating Aboriginal perspectives throughout all relevant areas of the curriculum |
Goal 11 Have Tasmania recognised nationally and internationally for its innovation, pursuit of excellence and creativity in arts and culture
Standard 11.3To encourage creative thinking from early education and throughout life
Indicators
| 11.3.1 |
Participation in post-school arts courses |
| 11.3.2 |
Participation in the creative thinking component of the curriculum |
Goal 13 Have a system of government that is open, seeks and listens to people’s views and ideas, and uses them in decision making at all levels
Standard 13.1 To promote community awareness and participation
Indicator
| 13.1.3 |
Proportion of students participating in political studies/civics courses |
Goal 15 Have a system of government that is accountable to the people and plans for the future at all levels
Standard 15.1 To ensure the participation of young people in employment and decision making with a view to leadership succession and service provision in planning for the future
Indicator
| 15.1.2 |
Percentage of councils with youth advisory committees |
Goal 18 Ensure education and training provides our workforce with the skills to support our business and industry
Standard 18.1 To provide an education and training system which fosters innovative and creative thought and learning
Indicators
| 18.1.1 |
Level of participation in VET, tertiary education and university |
| 18.1.2 |
Retention from Year 10 to 12 |
| 18.1.3 |
Proportion of people over 25 engaged in education and training |
| 18.1.4 |
Number of accredited post-compulsory courses with learning content that fosters innovative and creative thought |
| 18.1.5 |
Number of enrolments in accredited post-compulsory courses with learning content that fosters innovative and creative thought |
Standard 18.2 To reduce and avoid skills shortages
Indicator
| 18.2.1 |
Level of response from registered training organisations to skills shortages as identified in the annual VET plan |
Goal 21 Value, protect and conserve our natural and cultural heritage
Standard 21.5 To capture Tasmania’s stories and make them available to all
Indicator
| 21.5.1 |
Number of Tasmanian publications added to the state record |
Standard 21.6 To identify, conserve and present significant representations of the built and moveable heritage and cultural landscapes
Indicators
| 21.6.1 |
Number of enrolments in cultural heritage courses |
| 21.6.2 |
Percentage of significant items conserved |
| 21.6.3 |
Number of heritage documents and artefacts publicly available in digital format |
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