1136.0 - A Directory of Education and Training Statistics, 2009

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Contents Introduction Statistical Collections Related Publications Education and Training - General Contents Expenditure and Costs Contents Higher Education Contents Labour Force Contents Early Childhood Education Contents Schools Contents Social Contents Vocational Education and Training Contents Indigenous Education and Training Statistics Contents Other Statistical or Research Reports Contents Classifications or Manuals Contents About this Release	INFORMATION PAPER: MEASURING LEARNING IN AUSTRALIA: PLAN TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY, COVERAGE AND USE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING STATISTICS CONTACT National Centre for Education and Training Statistics Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra Telephone (02) 6252 7198 DESCRIPTION The national Information Development Plan for education and training statistics, is a comprehensive statement of agreed priorities and action for the development of education and training information in Australia, over the three year period 2005-2007. Published by the ABS, it represents a collaborative approach of key stakeholders to improving national education and training information within the national statistical service. The Plan: maps the sources of information and work planned or underway between 2005-2007 to improve data for education and training across Australia identifies key issues and areas for consideration and presents agreed directions for improving the relevance, coverage, comparability and quality of statistics identifies responsibilities for progressing individual strands of work, and for monitoring overall progress. The Plan identifies the priorities for information development; some cross-sectoral, some sector-specific or collection-specific. Within the Plan these priorities are further divided into three categories (under control, some development needed and significant work needed). The agreed priorities were: Cross-sectoral Further develop education and training economic statistics Improve statistics about Indigenous people’s education and training Improve the alignment of full-time equivalent student measures across sectors Increase the use of statistical standards Increase the analysis of data Sector-specific Improve early childhood education information Complete implementation and maintain schools sector Key Performance Measures Improve information regarding characteristics of the schools sector teaching workforce, both public and private Review and rationalise schools sector reporting and dissemination of data Improve information on: participation and attainment of 15-24 year olds in education and training lifelong learning selected vocational education and training topics selected higher education topics Maintaining and further developing key data sources Maintain and further improve the quality (where needed) of key sectoral collections Continue the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Continue the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) Maintain the Longitudinal Survey of Australian Youth Implement Growing Up in Australia (survey) Ensure a suite of ABS statistical collections which provides information about education and training and reflects contemporary policy requirements DISSEMINATION Information Paper: Measuring Learning in Australia - Plan to Improve the Quality, Coverage and Use of Education and Training Statistics, 2004 (ABS cat. no. 4231.0) was released on 17 September 2004 and is available electronically from the ABS web site. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.