Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology

Summary

The Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) was an agency of the Government of South Australia whose responsibilities included:

  • coordinating high quality public vocational education and training
  • building skills through workforce planning and skills development programs
  • increasing the workforce development and planning culture in South Australian workplaces
  • fostering innovation through science and research
  • Information Economy [1]
Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST)
Agency overview
JurisdictionState of South Australia
Employees3,000
Agency executives
  • Tom Kenyon,
    Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills and Minister for Science and Information Economy
  • Raymond Garrand, Chief Executive
Websitewww.dfeest.sa.gov.au/

Closure edit

DFEEST ceased as of 1 July 2014 when all functions were rolled into the new Department of State Development.[2]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology Archived 2009-05-15 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed 2009-05-17
  2. ^ Department of State Development announcement (PDF) Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2014-11-24

External sources edit

  • Home page, Accessed 2014-11-24