VPRS 11381 General Correspondence Files, Annual Single Number System

This series comprises general subject correspondence files created and maintained by the Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Board (VA 1176) (1986-1987), the State Training Board (STB) (VA 3002) (December 1987-December 1992), and the Department of Education Office of Training and Further Education (OTFE) (VA 3098) (December 1992-May 1994).The files contain inwards correspondence and copies of outward correspondence relating to all functions undertaken by the TAFE Board, and its successors the STB and OTFE. The files also contain briefing notes, reports, internal memoranda, minutes of meetings, staff information, performance and financial plans. Files may also contain photocopies of Ministerials with a MIN prefix registered number e.g. MIN18208 written on the photocopy. The TAFE Board was originally established as a board of the Victorian Post-Secondary Education Commission in 1980. The TAFE Board was established as a statutory body independent of the Victorian Post-Secondary Education Commission (VA 721) by the Post Secondary Education (Amendment) Act 1983. The Board was established to control the development and co-ordination of technical and further education in Victoria. The Board was responsible for:-Meeting the special needs of all sections of the community for Technical and Further Education (TAFE),The enhancement of access to TAFE,Consultation with relevant government authorities and community organisations re TAFE,Administration of the TAFE system,Provision of advice, reports and recommendations on the planning, co-ordination and development of TAFE,Recommendations on funding of TAFE,Recommendations on new TAFE institutions,Research, investigations and surveys,Approval and accreditation of TAFE courses.The series was inherited by the State Training Board (STB) when it was established in 1987. From December 1987 the series contents reflects the expanded functions of the newly created STB. It continues to record the functions inherited from the TAFE Board plus functions inherited from the Training Division of the Department of Labour and the Industrial Training Commission, i.e. policy development and administration of vocational training - apprenticeships, traineeships, group training and employment programs. The STB advised Government on the strategic directions for technical and vocational training whilst the Office of the STB co-ordinated and administered the Governments training policies for technical and vocational training services provided by the State and its public authorities.From July 1990 the STB was given responsibility for the regulation of the State Training System (STS). The STS comprised the STB, TAFE Colleges and College Councils, providers of training, Industry Training Boards, the Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board and Industry Training and Accreditation Boards.The series was inherited by the Office of Training and Further Education (OTFE) when it was established within the Department of Education in December 1992. The State Training Board continued to function as a statutory authority, its administrative support changed its name to Office of Training and Further Education. OTFE also provided administrative support to the Adult, Community and Further Eduction Board which had responsibility for the development of community-based adult education within Victoria.

本档案系列涵盖由技术与继续教育委员会（Technical and Further Education Board，TAFE委员会，档案编号VA 1176，1986年—1987年）、州培训委员会（State Training Board，STB，档案编号VA 3002，1987年12月—1992年12月）以及教育部培训与继续教育办公室（Office of Training and Further Education，OTFE，档案编号VA 3098，1992年12月—1994年5月）创制并维护的通用主题往来公文档案。

本档案包含TAFE委员会及其后继机构STB与OTFE所履行全部职能相关的收文及发文副本。档案中还涵盖情况简报、工作报告、内部备忘录、会议纪要、员工资料、绩效与财务规划文件。部分档案还可能包含带有MIN前缀登记编号的部长公文复印件，例如复印件上标注有MIN18208字样。

TAFE委员会最初于1980年作为维多利亚州中学后教育委员会下设机构设立。1983年《中学后教育（修订）法案》将TAFE委员会设立为独立于维多利亚州中学后教育委员会（档案编号VA 721）的法定机构。该委员会设立初衷为统筹协调维多利亚州技术与继续教育的发展，其职责包括：
1. 满足社会各群体对技术与继续教育（TAFE）的特殊需求；
2. 提升TAFE的入学可及性；
3. 就TAFE事务与相关政府部门及社区组织开展磋商；
4. 管理TAFE体系；
5. 就TAFE的规划、协调与发展提供咨询意见、工作报告及建议；
6. 就TAFE经费拨款事宜提出建议；
7. 就新设TAFE机构提出建议；
8. 开展相关研究、调研与调查工作；
9. 审批并认证TAFE课程。

本档案系列于1987年州培训委员会（STB）成立时由其承接。自1987年12月起，档案内容开始反映新设立的STB所拓展的职能：既延续记录TAFE委员会的原有职能，同时新增承接劳工部培训司与工业培训委员会的相关职能，即职业培训政策制定与管理工作——涵盖学徒制、培训生计划、集体培训及就业项目等。STB负责就技术与职业培训的战略方向向政府提供咨询，而STB办公室则负责协调并执行政府针对州及公共机构提供的技术与职业培训服务所制定的培训政策。

1990年7月起，STB被赋予州培训体系（State Training System，STS）的监管职责。州培训体系涵盖STB、TAFE学院及学院理事会、培训服务提供商、行业培训委员会、职业教育与培训认证委员会以及行业培训与认证委员会。

本档案系列于1992年12月在教育部内设立的培训与继续教育办公室（OTFE）成立时由其承接。州培训委员会仍作为法定机构存续，其行政支撑部门更名为培训与继续教育办公室。OTFE同时为成人、社区与继续教育委员会提供行政支持，该委员会负责维多利亚州社区型成人教育的发展工作。