Australian Learning and Teaching Council Ltd
ALTC
May 2008 – 1 January 2012
Previously Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Ltd (2004–2008).
Commonwealth-funded company that promoted and rewarded excellence in university learning and teaching through competitive grants, fellowships and the Australian Awards for University Teaching.
Names over time
- Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Ltd2004–2008
- Australian Learning and Teaching Council Ltd2008–2012
How it came into existence
Formed in mid-2008 (about May) when the Rudd government renamed the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Ltd the Australian Learning and Teaching Council Ltd, continuing the same company and programs.
- Learning and teaching grants and fellowships
- Teaching awards
Legislation: None (company limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001; funded under the Higher Education Support Act 2003)
Changes during its life
- 14 December 2011Moved with tertiary education to the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education portfolio.
How it ended
The Gillard government announced its closure in early 2011 as a budget saving; the company closed at the end of 2011 and its grants, fellowships and teaching awards passed to the Office for Learning and Teaching in the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education from 2012.
- Learning and teaching grants
- National teaching fellowships
- Australian Awards for University Teaching
Main functions
- Competitive grants for learning and teaching projects
- National teaching fellowships
- Australian Awards for University Teaching
- Discipline-based learning and teaching standards projects
- Dissemination of good teaching practice
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education.
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Sources
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