Department of Education, Skills and Employment
DESE
1 February 2020 – 1 July 2022
Previously Department of Education (2019–2020). Renamed Department of Education in 2022.
Department of State responsible for early childhood education and child care, schools, higher education and research funding, vocational education and training, and employment services.
Names over time
- Department of Education2013–2014
- Department of Education and Training2014–2019
- Department of Education2019–2020
- Department of Education, Skills and Employment2020–2022
- Department of Education2022–present
How it came into existence
Created on 1 February 2020 under the Administrative Arrangements Order of 5 December 2019, when the Department of Education was renamed and took over employment, skills and vocational education and training from the abolished Department of Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business, whose industrial relations functions went to the Attorney-General's Department and small business to the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources.
- Early childhood education and child care
- Schools
- Higher education
- International education
- Research funding
- Employment services and labour market programs
- Skills and vocational education and training
- Apprenticeships
Changes during its life
- Labour market research and analysis
- Skills shortage research
How it ended
On 1 July 2022, under the Administrative Arrangements Order of 23 June 2022, it was renamed the Department of Education, and its employment, skills and vocational training functions went to the new Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
- Early childhood education and child care
- Schools
- Higher education
- International education
- Research funding
- Employment services and labour market programs
- Skills and vocational education and training
- Apprenticeships
Main functions
- Early childhood education and child care
- Schools funding and policy
- Higher education and international education
- Research funding and research training
- Vocational education and training and apprenticeships
- Employment services, including jobactive
- Labour market policy and programs
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Sources
Primary sources
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 5 December 2019 (created it)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 5 December 2019, as amended to 2 April 2020 (created it)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 1 June 2022 (took effect as it ended)
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 23 June 2022 (took effect as it ended)
1 more Administrative Arrangements Order sets it out
- Administrative Arrangements Order of 18 March 2021 (sets it out)
- Australian Government Organisations Register (Department of Finance, data.gov.au) (listed from 31 March 2020 to 31 March 2022)