Big education boost incoming! India–Australia skill council meet kicks off in New Delhi tomorrow

The visit to include bilateral meetings, the handing over of the Letter of Intent to UNSW for setting up of the campus in India and exchange of MoUs & LoI across education and skilling.

The 3rd AIESC meeting will be jointly chaired by Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education, Government of India and Jayant Chaudhary, Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Education, from the Indian side. From Australia, the meeting will be chaired by Jason Clare MP, Minister for Education, Government of Australia and Andrew Giles MP, Australian Minister for Skills & Training.

"The meeting will bring together experts and officials in the fields of school education, higher education, and the skilling ecosystem to discuss the agenda of mutual interest in early childhood education, teacher education and professional development, collaborative research, and building a skilled workforce," read a government statement.

These engagements stem from the momentum created by the signing of the Mutual Recognition of Qualifications framework between the two nations in 2023.

The visit to also mark significant announcements reflecting growing transnational engagement. Under the Ministry of Education’s flagship programme, Scheme for Promotion of Academic Research Collaboration (SPARC), 10 new joint research projects between Indian and Australian Higher Educational Institutions will be announced. Furthermore, new cooperation frameworks will be initiated for areas like Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and Teacher Professional Development.

The event builds on the progress made in the first two AIESC meetings held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, in 2023 and Sydney, Australia, in 2024.

It aims to open up new avenues for collaboration, while strengthening India’s partnership with Australia.