eCentre for teachers (eCentre)
An online portal that brings together quality digital resources and tools to support teaching and learning for teachers in government schools.
National benchmark
A set of indicators or descriptors which represent nationally agreed minimum acceptable standards for a particular area of learning at a particular year level. The term ‘minimum acceptable standard’ is used to mean a critical level of performance without which a student will have difficulty making sufficient progress at school.
Training package
Training Packages are sets of nationally endorsed standards and qualifications developed by industry and endorsed by the National Training Quality Council for recognising and assessing people’s skills.
Partnership agreement
Government schools in Tasmania have formal agreements between the government, the school, its parents and members of its community. Each agreement sets targets for outcomes that the school wants to achieve.
Disposal schedules
A records disposal schedule authorises appropriate disposal action (permanent retention, retention for specified periods of time or specified actions followed by destruction) for records created and stored by state and local government organisations.
Registered training organisation (RTO)
An organisation registered by a state or territory in accordance with the Australian Quality Training Framework to provide nationally recognised training and assessment services.
School improvement review
A process that encourages a whole school community to consider how the school educates and cares for its students, with the aim of improving educational outcomes for students.
Online access centres
Online Access Centres are an initiative of the Tasmanian Communities Online community access strategy. The centres provide low-cost access to computers and the internet as well as one-to-one assistance and training in their use for online learning, finding online government information and supporting local community development initiatives.
Action research
Action research aims to improve practice in a particular field. It is used to determine how people and organisations behave and to help them reflect on and change their systems.
Tasmania: A State of Learning
The state government’s long-term strategic framework that sets out the vision, purposes and values for post-Year 10 education and training. The strategy comprises four key elements: Guaranteeing Futures; Ensuring Essential Literacies; Enhancing Adult Learning and Building Learning Communities.
