Northern Territory

National Youth Participation Requirement

• The NT Education Act was amended to implement the National Youth Participation Requirement. From 1 January 2010 young Territorians are required to complete Year 10, and thereafter to continue in full-time education, training or paid employment, or a combination of those, until the age of 17 years.
• Advice has been issued to schools and parents and information has been posted on NT DET. This webpage includes information about support for young people who are at risk of not remaining engaged under the new requirements.
• The NT is working to align effort across all levels of Government to achieve better outcomes for youth, particularly in remote areas.

Education/training entitlement for 15 to 24 year olds

• Advice has been provided to Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) about the Training Entitlement. They are fully aware of the priority to be given to eligible young people who are seeking a funded training place.
• The NT Department of Education and Training is requiring RTOs to report on the uptake of training places under this reform to monitor the impact on available training places.
• RTOs are advised to access training places funded under the Productivity Places Program to expand choice of training providers and course availability for young people.
• Public providers are also encouraged to utilise training places already funded under recurrent funding arrangements between the Department of Education and Training and the provider.
• The training entitlement for 15 to 19 year olds was implemented on 1 July 2009 and the training entitlement for 20 to 24 year olds was implemented as of 1 January 2010.