Indigenous Education and Training Futures

The Division acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land and sea where we all work and live and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.

The Division of Indigenous Education and Training Futures works to drive improvements to the learning, training and employment outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students throughout the state.

All students, regardless of their background are entitled to world class education and training services at every stage of their lives, from cradle to employment, so they can maximise their potential, and play an active part in the community and economy.

The Division is driving programs, policies and projects aimed at closing the gap in learning and life outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students.

The department's Closing the Gap 1.9M education strategy outlines the direction for state schools and regions to close the gap in Indigenous education disadvantage. An addendum

973k to the strategy has more recently been released.

The department has identified a small number of service lines to drive transformational improvement. These are:

foundation learning with a focus on literacy and numeracy
health and physical activity as a precondition to learning
participation to employment
culture and enterprise.

The Division works closely with partners including the Queensland Indigenous Education Consultative Committee

, the Stronger Smarter Institute

, the Department of Education, Training and Employment and the Torres Strait Islanders Regional Education Council to progress change.

The Division publishes a monthly newsletter Closing the Gap for parents, educators, community members and all people with an interest in improving the education and training of Queensland's first peoples. Subscribe here.

What's new

Learning@hand, Cairns Convention Centre, 29 - 30 April 2012
Registrations are now open for Learning@hand.
#Intersect
Seminar featuring internally known ICT and development consultant Wayan Vota.
Lighthouse Grants
Applications for these grants of up to $25,000 have been extended to 4 May 2012.
Report into quality early childhood program
A new evaluation has been released into the guidelines for a quality early childhood program in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Connectedness. Improving Indigenous student outcomes by building connected schools
What does a connected school look like? An introduction to the concept of connectedness.
Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Schools
The new policy for Embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Schools is now out.
NARIS National Teachers Conference
The 2012 NARIS Teachers Conference is shaping up to be an event not to be missed for teachers of students in remote Indigenous schools.

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