Professional development
Australian Career Development Studies
The Australian Career Development Studies (ACDS) is a professional development package for career advisers, community workers, or parents who want to gain some skills to help their teenage children make decisions about their futures.
http://www.career.edu.au/
Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT)
The Office of Learning and Teaching promotes and supports change in higher education institutions for the enhancement of learning and teaching.
http://www.olt.gov.au/
Public Sector Innovation Toolkit
The Public Sector Innovation Toolkit has been developed to assist individual public servants, public sector teams and agencies wanting to increase the extent and effectiveness of their innovation efforts. Use the toolkit to learn about the innovation process, assess the strengths of an idea, get tips on putting together a business case, and more.
http://innovation.govspace.gov.au/
Public Sector Management (PSM) Program
The PSM Program is a unique national management program. A joint venture between federal, state and territory governments, the PSM Program is a coordinated strategy to deliver high quality public sector management training.
http://www.psmprogram.gov.au/
Quality Teaching
Teacher quality and strong school leadership have a positive impact on students. Programs are in place to improve the quality of teachers, including professional standards for teachers, collection of teacher workforce information, awards for quality teaching and school leadership and recruitment of professionals to teaching careers.
http://deewr.gov.au/quality-teaching
Smarter Schools National Partnerships
The Australian Government and state and territory governments have entered into three Smarter Schools National Partnerships aimed at addressing disadvantage, supporting teachers and school leaders and improving literacy and numeracy. Find out more about what the three partnerships are, how each state and territory are implementing them, and which schools are participating.
http://www.smarterschools.gov.au/
