Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Department overview

Formed	21 October 1998^[1]
Preceding Department	Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Dissolved	26 November 2001^[1]
Superseding agency	Department of Education, Science and Training - for most matters
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra
Minister responsible	David Kemp, Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs
Department executive	Steve Sedgwick, Secretary
Website	detya.gov.au

The Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and November 2001.

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.

According to the Administrative Arrangements Order (AAO) made on 21 October 1998, the Department dealt with:^[2]

Education, other than migrant education
Youth affairs
Training, including New Apprenticeships and training services
Co-ordination of research policy
Research grants and fellowships

Structure

The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs, David Kemp.^[1]

References

1 2 3 CA 8612: Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs, Central Office, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 December 2013
↑ Administrative Arrangements Order issued 21 October 1998 (PDF), National Archives of Australia, 21 October 1998, p. 28, archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2013

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