by LaborHQ at Monday, 30 May 2011
Labor Connect members are invited to participate in developing the 2011 draft National Policy Platform by sharing your ideas in the ThinkTank. There are twelve Platform Review ThinkTanks, each one addressing an individual chapter of the current platform. Contributions by the ThinkTank will be considered along side other submission processes.
Share your ideas, vote and contribute to others, and important encourage more people to vote up and down your ideas.
In the 21st century Australia's prosperity will depend on how much and how well we invest in human as much as physical capital. Labor's goal is therefore to make Australia one of the most highly educated and skilled nations on earth.
Labor has always been the party of educational opportunity. We view education as the great enabler that helps individuals achieve their full potential, that gives our industries the knowledge and skills they need to innovate and become more productive, and that promotes social mobility and social harmony. In the age of global warming, scientific education and research will be necessary to help prevent dangerous climate change.
Successive Labor governments have established and invested in education at all levels: early childhood, the primary and secondary years, vocational education and training (VET) and university education. Labor is continuing this tradition through our Education Revolution to lift the quality and equity of education at every level. It will prepare a new generation of Australians for the jobs and the world of tomorrow.
What ideas or suggestions do you have for an Education Revolution for Australia's future #5?