| Agency Name: | Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
| Formed: | 11 March 1996 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Employment, Education and Training |
| Dissolved: | 21 October 1998 |
| Superseding: | Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business |
| Type: | Department |
| Jurisdiction: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Minister1 Name: | Amanda Vanstone |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister (1996–1997) |
| Minister2 Name: | David Kemp |
| Minister2 Pfo: | Minister (1997–1998) |
| Chief1 Name: | Sandy Hollway |
| Chief1 Position: | Secretary (1996) |
| Chief2 Name: | Steve Sedgwick |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary (1997–1998) |
| Headquarters: | City, Canberra |
The Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs was an Australian government department that existed between March 1996 and October 1998.
Information about the department's functions and government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements, in the Department's annual reports and on the Department's website.
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, Training and Youth Affairs.