Transition to School To provide advice on best practice Further input is needed during the Expert Advisory evidence-based approaches to 2016–17 trial of revised Group support children and families as they resources, and to inform transition to primary school. statewide professional learning in 2017. Transport Special Reviews applications outside of The panel considered special case Case Consideration normal policy—considers and either applications in six meetings held Panel grants approval or declines transport during the financial year. assistance for students in complex and exceptional cases who would otherwise be ineligible. VCE Offshore To oversee development of a policy Developed, endorsed and Project Board framework that enables Victorian implemented a business case government schools to seek a licence template and guidelines. from the VCAA to deliver the VCE offshore. VET Funding IDC established to collaborate across The Committee met monthly from Review IDC departments, communicating March 2015 to April 2016. It options for managing the monitored the progress and review’s training market to support and inform focused on analysis to advise the response to the Government on its response. Government’s Victorian VET Expenditure Review (the Review). Victorian To oversee implementation of support This Committee has now been Leadership to automotive workers. replaced by the Victorian Automotive Group—Auto Industry Transition Taskforce, Supply Chain sponsored by DEDJTR. support This new Taskforce covers all support including to automotive businesses and workers. The first meeting was on 21 March 2016. Victorian Schools VSAEC oversees the use of animals VSAEC fully meets its requirements Animal Ethics for explicit teaching purposes in under the stated legislation and Committee Victorian primary and secondary codes, and is governed by the terms (VSAEC) schools in compliance with the of reference that outline its role and following legislation and codes: responsibilities. Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes—2013 (the Code) .
Transition to School Expert Advisory Group To provide advice on best practice evidence-based approaches to support children and families as they transition to primary school. Further input is needed during the 2016–17 trial of revised resources, and to inform statewide professional learning in 2017. Transport Special Case Consideration Panel Reviews applications outside of normal policy—considers and either grants approval or declines transport assistance for students in complex and exceptional cases who would otherwise be ineligible. The panel considered special case applications in six meetings held during the financial year. VCE Offshore Project Board To oversee development of a policy framework that enables Victorian government schools to seek a licence from the VCAA to deliver the VCE offshore. Developed, endorsed and implemented a business case template and guidelines. VET Funding Review IDC IDC established to collaborate across departments, communicating options for managing the training market to support and inform the Government’s response to the Victorian VET Expenditure Review (the Review). The Committee met monthly from March 2015 to April 2016. It monitored the review’s progress and focused on analysis to advise Government on its response. Victorian Leadership Group—Auto Supply Chain support To oversee implementation of support to automotive workers. This Committee has now been replaced by the Victorian Automotive Industry Transition Taskforce, sponsored by DEDJTR. This new Taskforce covers all support including to automotive businesses and workers. The first meeting was on 21 March 2016. Victorian Schools Animal Ethics Committee (VSAEC) VSAEC oversees the use of animals for explicit teaching purposes in Victorian primary and secondary schools in compliance with the following legislation and codes: Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes—2013 (the Code) . VSAEC fully meets its requirements under the stated legislation and codes, and is governed by the terms of reference that outline its role and responsibilities.
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