Secondary School Nurse - South Western Victoria Region (20016535)

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The role of the Department of Education and Training is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.

The Department's responsibilities cover three overlapping stages of life: 

Early childhood development (birth to eight) - covering health, learning and development services 

School education (five to eighteen) - covering primary, secondary and special school services for children and young people from Prep to Year 12 

Higher education and skills (fifteen and over) - covering higher education, vocational education and training, apprenticeships and traineeships, and adult, community and further education. 

The goal over the next decade is to place Victoria's education and development outcomes into the global top tier. Four areas of focus that will contribute to measurable improvements are:

Achievement - raise standards of learning and development achieved by Victorians using education, development and child health services

Engagement - Increase the number of Victorians actively participating in education, development and child health services

Wellbeing - Increase the contribution education, development and child health services make to good health and quality of life for all Victorians, particularly children and young people

Productivity - Increase the economic and social return on expenditure on the Departments s…