Education & researchGovernment company
Australian Student Traineeship Foundation
ASTF
1994 – 2001
Renamed Enterprise and Career Education Foundation in 2001.
Commonwealth-funded company that supported partnerships between schools and industry to provide vocational education and structured workplace learning for senior secondary students.
Names over time
- Australian Student Traineeship Foundation1994–2001
- Enterprise and Career Education Foundation2001–2004
How it came into existence
Established in 1994 as a company under the Working Nation employment and training statement, to fund and promote school–industry programs. It was a new body.
How it ended
Renamed the Enterprise and Career Education Foundation in about 2001, when its remit was widened to include enterprise and career education.
Main functions
- Funding of school–industry vocational programs
- Promotion of structured workplace learning for senior secondary students
- Development of local partnerships between schools and employers
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs.
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Sources
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