Contents

• DEST'S Strategic Plan
• Indigenous business is everyone’s business
• How we've performed - staffing, audit and financial
• Enhancing our performance into the future–the outlook
• Highlights and key achievements
• The year in pictures

• The education, science and training portfolio
• The department’s role
• The department’s executive and structure
• Changes to the department’s structure
• The department’s outcomes and outputs
• The department’s strategic plan

Chapter 3 - Outcome 1: School Education

• What the department does to achieve Outcome 1
• An introduction to the school education sector
• The Australian Government’s role in school education
• Planning and resources
• Effectiveness indicators – Outcome 1
• Achievements against Outputs 1.1 to 1.4
  • 1.1 – Funding for schools
  • 1.2 – Assistance for individuals, including those with special needs
  • 1.3 – Assistance for quality teaching and learning
  • 1.4 – Assistance for transition through and from school
• Departmental outputs

Chapter 4 - Outcome 2: Post-School Education and Training

• What the department does to achieve Outcome 2
• An introduction to the post-school education and training sector
• Vocational education and training
• The Australian Government’s role in vocational education and training
• Higher education
• The Australian Government’s role in higher education
• Planning and resources
• Effectiveness indicators – Outcome 2
• Achievements against Outputs 2.1 to 2.5
• 2.1 – Funding for vocational and technical education
• 2.2 – Australian Apprenticeships
• 2.3 – Assistance for skills and career development
• 2.4 – Funding for higher education
• 2.5 – Assistance for post-school students, including those with special needs
• Cross-sectoral initiatives
• Departmental outputs

Chapter 5 - Outcome 3: Research, Science and International Education

• What the department does to achieve Outcome 3
• An introduction to the research, science and international education sectors
• The Australian Government’s role in research, science and international education
• Planning and resources
• Effectiveness indicators – Outcome 3
• Achievements against Outputs 3.1 to 3.4
• 3.1 – Research infrastructure
• 3.2 – Assistance for science collaboration and innovation
• 3.3 – Support for the Australian education and training export industry and international relationships
• 3.4–National leadership in engaging people in science and technology
• Departmental outputs

• Key performance achievements for Questacon
• An introduction to Questacon
• Questacon’s priorities
• Management and accountability

• Overview
• Senior Management Committee System
• Performance Management Framework
• Ethical standards
• Leadership protocol
• Procurement, assurance and legal services
• Risk management
• Business Continuity Management
• Audit and investigations
• Financial management
• Asset Management
• Purchasing
• Consultants
• Payments to advertising and market research organisations
• External scrutiny

• Stakeholder relationships
• Service charter
• Implementation Framework
• Whole of government
• Application of the review of corporate governance of statutory authorities
• Services to our Ministers and Parliament
• Policy advising
• State and District Office Network
• People management
• Information and communications technology
• Research analysis and evaluation

• Appendix 1 Occupational Health and Safety
• Appendix 2 Freedom of Information
• Appendix 3 Payments to Advertising and Market Research Organisations
• Appendix 4 Consultancies
• Appendix 5 Discretionary Grants
• Appendix 6 Ecologically Sustainable Development and Environmental Performance Reporting
• Appendix 7 Commonwealth Disability Strategy
• Appendix 8 2005-06 Annual Report – Errors and Omissions
• Appendix 9 Financial Statements