Mar 4, 2016 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
STATEMENT I welcome today’s decision by the Federal Court to uphold the action by the Department of Education and Training in late 2015 to defer VET FEE-HELP payments to the registered training organisation Phoenix Institute. The department is presently reviewing the...
Aug 4, 2015 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The nation’s most skilled tradespeople will represent Australia at the 43rd WorldSkills International competition in São Paulo, Brazil this month. Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Scott Ryan has farewelled the 25...
Jun 9, 2015 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The Abbott Government announced today it will provide research funding for a pilot study on the transition of children with autism to primary school. The Federal Minister with responsibility for disability, Senator Mitch Fifield, joined Parliamentary Secretary to the...
May 12, 2015 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Senator the Hon Scott Ryan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, said the 2015 Budget is part of the Commonwealth Government’s plan to build a strong, safe and prosperous future for all Australians. “The Government’s $840 million...
May 8, 2015 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
The 2015 Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) has begun collecting information to provide a snapshot of early childhood development in Australia. Senator the Hon Scott Ryan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, said that teachers...
Apr 17, 2015 | Homepage, Media, Media Releases
Senator the Hon Scott Ryan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education and Training, announced the winners of the 2015 National Youth Awards this evening at a presentation dinner in Brisbane. “It gives me great pleasure to recognise the achievements of...