P007804 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2025-08-04 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2026-04-28 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007804b.htm corporateBody Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission Commonweatlh of Australia AACR2 CTEC 22 June 1977 1 July 1988 Start Place Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia In 1974 the Commonwealth assumed full responsibility for funding higher education.This led to the establishment of Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission (CTEC) in 1977, which had an advisory role and responsibility for allocating government funding among universities and colleges of advance education (CAEs). In 1982, the Special Research Centres program commenced when CTEC established 10 centres of excellence in higher education institutions. In1985, the Key Centres of Teaching and Research program commenced with the establishment of seven centres. The ARC Centres of Excellence scheme has its origins in these earlier programs.

"The Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission was established on 22 June 1977, under the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Act 1977, taking over functions from the Universities Commission (1959-1977), the Commission on Advanced Education (1972-1977) and the Technical and Further Education Commission (1975-1977). The Commission was responsible for carrying out the following functions: provide advice to the Minister regarding the granting of Commonwealth financial assistance to universities and other continuing education institutions. The Commission was abolished on 1 July 1988 with the repeal of the Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission Act 1977 by the Employment, Education and Training Act 1988." [Curriculum Policies Archive, Melbourne School of Education. https://scpp.esrc.unimelb.edu.au/biogs/E000245b.htm]

 Australian Research Council [I], Commonweatlh of Australia (1988 - 2001) National Board of Employment, Education and Training, Commonweatlh of Australia (1988 - 1996) 'Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Commonwealth Tertiary Education Commission Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation