The Department has invited tenders for a review of online curriculum resources. As part of the Digital Education Revolution, the Australian Government has committed $32.6 million over two years to supply students and teachers across Australia with online curriculum tools and resources.
DEEWR will issue a Request for Applications for ‘Partnership Brokers’ Funding in mid-January 2009. The request will seek Partnership Brokers for delivery of scholarships through the Indigenous Youth Leadership Program (IYLP) from 2010. This opportunity will be further notified in the press and on this website, when application kits are available.
The BIG Skills Conference in March 2009 will address the best way to meet future skills needs in a globally competitive world.
The conference will be forward looking and will bring together major national and international players to debate issues, think differently and stimulate change in the Australian tertiary sector.
All eligible secondary schools that did not apply in Rounds One and Two of the Fund can apply. Schools that did not apply for their full number of computers to reach the target ratio of 1:2 in the first two rounds of the Fund can also apply.