Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:04:23 GMT

Skills for a nation: A blueprint for improving education and training 2007-2017. In this document the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is promoting a series of policies that will help make the education system better, and help power the Australian economy through the first half of the 21st Century. It has sections on early childhood and primary school education, secondary schools, vocational education, and higher education. It also addresses cross-sectoral issues including: Maths and Science; employability skills; literacy and numeracy; careers advice; education as an export; education & training and the tax system; people with disabilities; Indigenous people; and mature aged workers. [Recent Items]