About us
The Department of Education, Skills and Employment works to ensure Australians can experience the wellbeing and economic benefits that quality education, skills and employment provide.
Department of Education, Skills and Employment’s primary focus is to equip Australians — at all life and career stages — with knowledge, skills and attributes to live well, thrive at work and contribute to community life.
Strategic priorities include:
- Ensuring quality, affordable and accessible early education and care for families
- Improving schooling outcomes for children
- Preparing our future workforce through globally competitive tertiary education, training and research sectors
- Helping people find and keep a job, create their own job, change jobs, reskill and enjoy fulfilling careers
- Developing a strong evidence base for effective policy that reflects and understands varied needs of the Australian population, business and industry.
Read more about our priorities and work in the 2020-21 Corporate Plan
Ministers:
- The Hon Dan Tehan MP, Minister for Education.
- Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business.
- The Hon Steve Irons MP, Assistant Minister for Vocational Education, Training and Apprenticeships
- The Hon Andrew Gee MP, Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment, Minister for Decentralisation and Regional Education
Secretary:
- Dr Michele Bruniges AM and the deputy secretaries are responsible for the delivery of the department’s services.