Scope
The Department deals with:
- Primary and secondary-level education policy and programs
- Science awareness programs in schools
- Income support policies and programs for students and apprentices
- Employment policy, including employment services
- Job Services Australia
- Labour market and income support policies and programs for people of working age
- Workplace relations policy development, advocacy and implementation
- Promotion of flexible workplace relations policies and practices
- Co-ordination of labour market research
- Australian government employment workplace relations policy, including administration of the framework for agreement making and remuneration and conditions
- Occupational health and safety, rehabilitation and compensation
- Equal employment opportunity
- Work and family programs
- Services to help people with disabilities obtain employment, other than supported employment
- Youth affairs and programs, excluding income support policies and programs
- Early childhood and childcare policy and programs
The department has assisted in the commercialisation of Australian remote laboratories in higher education, injecting funds into the sector, supporting the foundation of the Labshare project.
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