Education and Training

Current Projects/Programs within the Education & Training Sector:

Australian Development Scholarship (ADS)
NTT Primary Education Partnership
Indonesia-Australia Partnership in Basic Education (IAPBE)
UNICEF Creating Learning Communities for Children (CLCC)
Learning Assistance Program for Islamic Schools (LAPIS)
Islamic Schools English Language Project
Kang Guru Radio English
International Seminar Support Scheme (ISSS - managed in Australia) [PDF File - 32 KB)

Completed Projects:

Education is development's most basic building block and a vital contributing factor to the alleviation of poverty. Education develops knowledge and skills which equip people to participate fully in the economy and in society. Education helps those in poverty to increase their earnings, resulting in increased living standards.

Education and training is the largest component of the Indonesia Australia Development Cooperation program. It is nearly half of the total program.

Expanded support for basic education (primary and junior secondary) is an important element of the development cooperation strategy agreed between the Australian and Indonesian governments in 2003. It aims to help Indonesia improve the quality and accessibility of primary and early secondary schooling, mainly in the secular system but also, to some extent, in mainstream Islamic schools, which form part of the state education system and teach a predominantly secular curriculum.

Australia is playing a prominent role in identifying education sector needs and possible responses in consultation with the Indonesian Government and other donors, including the World Bank and the United States. For example, Australia is working closely with the World Bank and the Indonesian Government on a major review of Indonesia's education sector. The review's results, currently being discussed by the Indonesian Government, will provide an important framework for any new education assistance from Australia, the United States, the multilateral development banks and other donors. Australia is also encouraging a partnership of donors to work with the Indonesian Government on a coordinated approach to the implementation of reform priorities identified by the review.

In addition to support for basic education, Australian aid projects support improvement in the quality technical and vocational education and in meeting the human resource development needs of Indonesia in key areas of development priority.

Priority sectors:

Basic education
Technical and vocational education
Short-term, highly customised training in areas of priority need
Long term post-graduate scholarships in areas of priority need

Training Facts

Over 8,000 Indonesians have studied at Australian universities since the 1950’s under an Australian government scholarship. Fifty percent of scholarships are awarded to women.

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The Indonesia Australia Specialised Training Project will provide 280,000 participant days in fields such as Small and Medium Enterprise development, Women's Empowerment, Environmental Law, Journalism, Human Rights, District and Provincial Planning, Forestry, Basic Health Services, Basic Education Services Export promotion, and HIV/AIDS. Participants include NGOs, judges, government officials, small business holders, doctors, nurses, lawyers, police and military.

This page was last updated on 14 July 2004