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Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs

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Formed
  
11 March 1996

Headquarters
  
City, Canberra

Dissolved
  
21 October 1998

Preceding Department
  
Department of Employment, Education and Training

Superseding agency
  
Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business

Jurisdiction
  
Commonwealth of Australia

The Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between March 1996 and October 1998.

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Scope

Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website.

At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following:

  • Education, other than migrant adult education
  • Youth Affairs
  • Employment and training
  • Commonwealth Employment Service
  • Labour market programs
  • Co-ordination of research policy
  • Research grants and fellowship.

    • Structure

    The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs.

    References

    Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs Wikipedia
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