Department of Education :: The Department :: Strategies and initiatives

The Department of Education has three major strategic directions which provide the framework for a fresh and exciting approach to lifelong learning in Tasmania.

Learner at the Centre

Learner at the Centre is the Government's comprehensive plan to improve the outcomes for learners at every stage of development and throughout their lives, to that more:

Early years children are ready to start school;
Primary school children have sound literacy and numeracy skills;
Secondary school students leave high school with a plan and the ability to do it;
Young people attain a post-school qualification to start their career;
Adults develop their work skills to be innovative and productive employees;
Community members learn and enrich themselves and our society.

The Premier and Minister for Education and Skills, David Bartlett MP, released the plan in June 2009.

The Community Knowledge Network [Word 1.3MB] strategy provides the framework to develop new ways to enhance lifelong learning opportunities for all Tasmanians and help build a State that values knowledge and ideas. The strategy builds on the information network including libraries, archives, adult education and online access centres.

Tasmania Tomorrow is the Tasmanian Government's vision for post-school education and training. It will build a broad tertiary sector in Tasmania that will have equally valued university and vocational pathways for traditional and new careers. It will deliver learning and qualifications sought after by students and employers which will be accessible, engaging and suited to individual learning styles.

Child and Family Centres
Child and Family Centres will provide a system to help people access support services, education and job opportunities, as well as social and community networks.

Energy Saving Guide A guidebook produced by the Department of Education, Tasmania in line with the State Government¿s Greenhouse Action Plan.

Informing Tasmanians Informing Tasmanians provides a framework for information provision, equitable access and use in Tasmania, and aims to increase people's awareness of how to access and use information throughout their lives.

Investing in our future - Statement of Vocational Education and Training Priorities 2006 These priorities provide guidance and direction for activity and the allocation of government funding for vocational education and training (VET) in Tasmania.

Refining our curriculum [Word 78KB] The Refining our Curriculum document describes the changes proposed to improve our curriculum and to ensure successful implementation.

Reporting to Parents taskforce report [Word 544KB]
The 2006 Reporting to Parents Taskforce makes recommendations on reporting to parents on children's progress, and outlines a process for implementation.

Student at the Centre
The Student at the Centre strategy is an 18 month plan to better link the full expertise and resources of the department with our schools and students. A copy of the Student at the Centre [Word 854KB] may also be downloaded.

Tasmania Together
Tasmania Together is the major vision document for the State of Tasmania and guides decision-making in the Department of Education.

The Department

Learner at the Centre

Community Knowledge Network

Tasmania Tomorrow

Other strategic initiatives