The Queensland Indigenous Education Consultative Committee (QIECC) is a body of ten prominent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts in education and training formed in February 2006.
The Committee directly advises the Queensland Minister for Education, Training and the Arts and the Federal Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations regarding issues concerning or related to Indigenous education, training and higher education.
The Committee is comprised of Indigenous members with significant expertise in Indigenous education and training. The Committee brings together a broad range of skills and experience, and a commitment to work hard to improve education standards and experiences for Indigenous students in Queensland.
There is a great deal of success being achieved by Indigenous students and young people, their communities and their schools, which is why the current Committee have included recognition of success and achievement as a stand alone priority area as part of its Strategic Plan. Early childhood education is also a stand alone priority area, recognising the importance of a child’s introduction to formal education and the quality of early childhood education programs and delivery, in influencing the direction that these children’s’ lives will take.
There remains a lot of work to be done for Indigenous students in Queensland, where issues of disadvantage are exacerbated by the remote location of many of our communities. The Committee also acknowledge unique issues that Indigenous students in urban settings are faced with.
Strategic and Operational Plans
Committee members established their direction and priorities during 2006 and the QIECC Strategic and Operational Plan were released in November 2006. The Operational Plan was updated in mid 2007 to include 2008 activities.
2006-08 Strategic Plan (PDF - 29kb)
2007-08 Operational Plan (PDF - 55kb)
2006-07 Operational Plan (PDF - 170kb)
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