Department of Education and Training (Victoria)

Department of Education and Training

Department overview
Formed	14 July 1933 (1933-07-14)
Preceding Department	Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Jurisdiction	Victoria, Australia
Ministers responsible	Natalie Hutchins, Minister for Education Gayle Tierney, Minister for Training and Skills & Minister for Higher Education Ingrid Stitt, Minister for Early Childhood and Pre-Prep
Department executive	Jenny Atta, Secretary
Website	education.vic.gov.au
Agency ID	PROV VA 5035

The Department of Education and Training (DET) is a government department in Victoria, Australia.

Known as the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development until January 2015, the DET is responsible for the state's education system.

Ministers

As of July 2022, the DET supports three ministers in the following portfolios:

Name		Party	Portfolio
	Natalie Hutchins	Labor	Minister for Education
	Gayle Tierney	Labor	Minister for Training and Skills Minister for Higher Education
	Ingrid Stitt	Labor	Minister for Early Childhood and Pre-Prep

Functions

The DET has responsibility for the following policy areas:

• Early childhood development
• Primary education
• Secondary education
• Vocational education and training
• Higher education
• Provider registration and qualifications

Agencies

Agencies under the DET's portfolios include:

• Adult, Community and Further Education Board
• AMES
• Centre for Adult Education
• Children's Services Coordination Board
• Disciplinary Appeals Boards
• Merit Protection Boards
• Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
• Victorian Institute of Teaching
• Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority
• Victorian School Building Authority

See also

• VELS
• Victorian Certificate of Education
• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
• Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
• Ultranet (product)
• Special Assistance Program
• Safe Schools Coalition Australia#Victoria