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Organisational Environment

The role of the Department of Education and Training is to support Victorians to build prosperous, socially engaged, happy and healthy lives. It does this by supporting lifelong learning and healthy development, strengthening families and helping to equip people with the skills and knowledge for a 21st century economy and society.

The Department's responsibilities cover three overlapping stages of life:

• Early childhood development (birth to eight) - covering health, learning and development services
• School education (five to eighteen) - covering primary, secondary and special school services for children and young people from Prep to Year 12
• Higher education and skills (fifteen and over) - covering higher education, vocational education and training, apprenticeships and traineeships, and adult, community and further education.

The goal over the next decade is to place Victoria¿s education and development outcomes into the global top tier. Four areas of focus that will contribute to measurable improvements are:

•  Achievement ¿ raise standards of learning and development achieved by Victorians using education, development and child health services
• Engagement ¿ Increase the number of Victorians actively participating in education, development and child health services
• Wellbeing ¿ Increase the contribution education, development and child health services make to good health and quality of life for all Victorians, particularly children and young people
• Productivity ¿ Increase the economic and social return on expenditure on the Department¿s services.

The Department currently comprises of the following structure:

• Eight central business areas ¿ Early Childhood Education; School Education Programs and Support; Higher Education and Skills; Policy, Strategy and Performance; Schools and Regional Services; Financial Policy and Information Services; Victorian School Building Authority; and People and Executive Services
• Four Departmental regions ¿ North-Eastern Region; North-Western Region; South-Eastern Region; and South-Western Region
• Three independent statutory authorities: the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), the Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA) and the Merit Protection Boards (MPB).

Staff work in a diverse range of roles across the Department. The Department recognises that its people are its greatest asset, and having the right people and culture are integral to fulfilling our goals. The Department strives to be an organisation that respects the skills and contribution of its people, and values innovation and collaboration.

The Department also works in conjunction with the following statutory bodies: Adult, Community and Further Education Board; Children's Services Coordination Board; Disciplinary Appeals Boards; Victorian Children's Council; and Victorian Institute of Teaching.

Further information about DET is available at www.education.vic.gov.au

Role Context

Schools and Regional Services comprises 17 Areas within four regions across the state, as well as four central Divisions. The responsibilities of Regional Services include:

• Service delivery including performance, contract management, funding delivery and acquittal
• Program implementation including detailed implementation planning and delivery
• Local area engagement, advice, support and partnerships
• Workforce capability development, professional practice leadership and delivery
• Emergency management including critical incident response.

The Area-based regional operating model is designed to:

• Provide greater responsiveness, innovation and joined-up responses to local needs
• Enable a focus on place as an organising structure for schools and other services
• Enable regional staff to engage more effectively with our service providers, schools, students and learners, families and local communities, and to understand what they need
• Facilitate better relationships and collaborative networks that more effectively support learners to move more seamlessly through our education system and beyond
• Enable complex issues to be addressed through more targeted, integrated and coordinated responses.

Each region also includes two central Divisions led by an Executive Director. The Early Childhood and School Support Division works closely with Education Area Executive Directors and key central office program areas to lead professional practice and coordination across the region relating to:

• early childhood and school services and support
• funding and oversight of early childhood services
• 0-18 health, wellbeing and engagement support
• regional financial management.

The School Improvement Division works closely with Education Area Executive Directors and key central office program areas to lead professional practice and coordination across the region relating to:

• school improvement
• 0-18 provision and planning
• 0-18 youth pathways transitions
• regional operations and emergency management.