Tasmanian School Business Managers, who work at the heart of Tasmanian schools and keep everything ticking, are the latest education workers to be given an opportunity to upskill through the Hodgman Liberal Government’s Developing Our Workforce Strategy.
The new Business Management Development Initiative is the third instalment of five to be introduced through the Developing Our Workforce Strategy.
The initiative offers School Business Managers and Corporate Services Staff a chance to earn a Diploma of Business Administration, with a clear pathway to achieving a Bachelor of Business Administration down the track.
The Diploma aims to further develop the skills, knowledge and experience of those workers who play a major role in supporting our schools, from day to day administration to assisting principals to balance the books.
These employees provide a vital leadership and administration role in our public schools, in fact our schools and our students simply would not succeed without them.
The on-the-job training will be delivered through the Department of Education Professional Learning Institute and the University of Tasmania.
Participants course fees will be paid for by the department and flexible study time will be allocated.
The Hodgman Liberal Government has a long-term Plan to lift education standards and educational outcomes in Tasmania.
The Developing our Workforce Strategy, undertaken as a partnership project between the State Government and University of Tasmania through the Underwood Centre of Educational Attainment, is a great step to improving education in Tasmania.
The strategy provides $4.2 million as part of the Better Schools Tasmania Agreement (Gonski) to fund additional opportunities for teachers and education staff to better develop their skills, to ensure we have the best and brightest minds inspiring our students. This funding been always been earmarked for these projects; it was never destined for school classrooms.
By developing and supporting Tasmania's education workforce we are investing in the future of Tasmania as a whole.
For additional information and to apply, please visit the Department’s Professional Learning Institute’s website at http://pli-prospectus.education.tas.gov.au.
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