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New head for National Quality Council - VET
Minister for Education, Julia Gillard has announced the appointment of the Hon John Dawkins AO as the Chair of the National Quality Council, which oversees Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector.
The National Quality Council is tasked with ensuring all VET students receive a quality education that will help them secure a good job and help this nation grow smarter, stronger and fairer.
Mr Dawkins has served as a senior minister from 1983 to 1994 in the roles of Finance Minister; Trade Minister; Employment, Education and Training Minister; and finally, Treasurer.
In 1988 Mr Dawkins chaired a ministerial conference on Education and the Economy which repositioned OECD perspectives on education and training and in 1993 Mr Dawkins was Chairman of the OECD Ministerial Council.
Mr Dawkins is currently Chair of the Australian Qualifications Framework Council, which advises the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment (MCTEE) and chairs the Board of Governors of the Institute for International Trade at Adelaide University.
The National Quality Council will be central to the rollout of our reforms in the vocational education sector, which includes significant improvements to the quality and transparency of the sector, as detailed in the Skills for Sustainable Growth package in the 2010-11 Budget.
Source - AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT MEDIA RELEASE SERVICE
Mr Dawkins has served as a senior minister from 1983 to 1994 in the roles of Finance Minister; Trade Minister; Employment, Education and Training Minister; and finally, Treasurer.
In 1988 Mr Dawkins chaired a ministerial conference on Education and the Economy which repositioned OECD perspectives on education and training and in 1993 Mr Dawkins was Chairman of the OECD Ministerial Council.
Mr Dawkins is currently Chair of the Australian Qualifications Framework Council, which advises the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employment (MCTEE) and chairs the Board of Governors of the Institute for International Trade at Adelaide University.
The National Quality Council will be central to the rollout of our reforms in the vocational education sector, which includes significant improvements to the quality and transparency of the sector, as detailed in the Skills for Sustainable Growth package in the 2010-11 Budget.
Source - AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT MEDIA RELEASE SERVICE
