National Partnership Agreement on Youth Attainment and Transitions

In entering this Agreement, the Commonwealth and the States and Territories recognise that they have a mutual interest in improving outcomes in educational attainment, engagement of young people aged 15-24 with education, training and employment, transitions of young people from school to further education, training or employment, and that they need to work together to achieve those outcomes. The Commonwealth, States and Territories will work together to ensure the non-government school, training and community sectors are included in the reforms under this National Partnership. Through...  [+] Show more

In entering this Agreement, the Commonwealth and the States and Territories recognise that they have a mutual interest in improving outcomes in educational attainment, engagement of young people aged 15-24 with education, training and employment, transitions of young people from school to further education, training or employment, and that they need to work together to achieve those outcomes. The Commonwealth, States and Territories will work together to ensure the non-government school, training and community sectors are included in the reforms under this National Partnership. Through this Agreement, Parties commit to: (1) work towards achieving improvements in high level outcomes for schooling agreed by COAG in the National Education Agreement and in the 2008 National Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians; (2) work towards increasing the qualifications and skill level of the Australian population as agreed to by COAG in the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development; (3) achieve improvements in the numbers of young Australians making successful transitions from schooling into further education, training or employment; (4) work collaboratively with the non-government school, training, business and community sectors to improve the support provided to young Australians to increase educational outcomes, attainment and improve transitions to further education, training or employment, with particular focus on 15 to 24 year olds and young people at risk; and (5) develop a skilled and work ready Indigenous workforce by increasing the educational attainment and engagement of young Indigenous Australians.

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