The 21 goals of the AEP form the basis of the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) eight priority areas for Indigenous education and training:

1. improving Indigenous literacy;
2. improving Indigenous numeracy;
3. increasing the employment of Indigenous Australians in education and training;
4. improving educational outcomes for Indigenous students;
5. increasing Indigenous enrolments;
6. increasing the involvement of Indigenous parents/community members in educational decision making;
7. increasing professional development for staff involved in Indigenous education; and
8. expanding culturally inclusive curricula.

The MCEETYA Taskforce on Indigenous and Targeted Initiatives is to report to each meeting of the Council on approaches to enhancing outcomes for young Indigenous people and other student groups including educationally disadvantaged young people assisted by targeted initiatives that will ensure the achievement of the agreed National Goals for Schooling.  Specifically, the Taskforce will provide detailed advice on:

• the achievement of educational equality and equitable outcomes for Australia's Indigenous people
• the development of a framework in collaboration with other MINCOs to advance reconciliation
• collaborative strategies to improve education, training, employment services including links between these areas for young people in rural and remote Australia to ensure equitable opportunities and outcomes
• approaches and opportunities designed to improve the performance of students underachieving in schools, with particular emphasis on Indigenous students, students with disabilities, students from rural and remote areas, students developing proficiency in the English language and students from low socio economic backgrounds.