| Agency Name: | Department of Employment, Education and Training |
| Formed: | 24 July 1987 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Employment and Industrial Relations (II) – for employment, training, labour market programs and the Commonwealth Employment Service Department of Education (II) – for education other than migrant adult education Department of Science (III) – for research functions |
| Dissolved: | 11 March 1996 |
| Superseding: | Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | John Dawkins |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1987–1991) |
| Minister2 Name: | Kim Beazley |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (1991–1993) |
| Minister3 Name: | Simon Crean |
| Minister3 Pfo: | Minister (1993–1996) |
| Chief1 Name: | Vince FitzGerald |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (1987–1989) |
| Chief2 Name: | Greg Taylor |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1989–1993) |
| Chief3 Name: | Derek Volker |
| Chief3 Position: | Secretary (1993–1996) |
The Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) was an Australian government department that existed between July 1987 and March 1996.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports.
At its creation, the Department was responsible for the following:
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Employment, Education and Training.