01 - Department of Education and Communities - NSW Government
01 - Department of Education and Communities - NSW Government
01 - Department of Education and Communities - NSW Government
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EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND LEARNINGTeacher Exchanges, 1997Canada 37China 1France 1Germany 1Japan 3Korea 3New Zeal<strong>and</strong> 1United Kingdom 17USA 16TOTAL 80Senior AdministratorsProgramThe Senior AdministratorsProgram was introduced in 1997to support the training <strong>and</strong>development <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficers aboveGrade 7.The program was developed inresponse to government policies onquality management in times <strong>of</strong>constant change.<strong>Department</strong> strategies that wereparticularly successful in 1997were Project Managementfor Senior Administrators <strong>and</strong>various interchange programs. TheProject Management for SeniorAdministrators involved 65 senioradministrators in state/district<strong>of</strong>fices who reported that the courseequipped them well for their roles.The interchange programs involvedexchanges with the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong>L<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Water Conservation,<strong>NSW</strong> Police Service, FairfaxPublications <strong>and</strong> the <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Education</strong>, Victoria.Opportunities forFurther Tertiary StudiesThe Tertiary Fee Support Programprovided an annual subsidy <strong>of</strong> upto $500 for staff undertakingapproved courses <strong>of</strong> study inuniversities or TAFE colleges. Theprogram was open to all DSEemployees <strong>and</strong> preference wasgiven to courses reflectingdepartmental priorities <strong>and</strong>involving relevance to the workrole. In 1997 a total <strong>of</strong> 423 staffbenefited from the program.The Teachers’ Study LeaveProgram is available to schoolbasedteaching staff, schoolcounsellors <strong>and</strong> Home SchoolLiaison Officers.School Administrative <strong>and</strong> SupportStaff (SASS) gained assistancefor their tertiary studies throughthe Study Assistance Program.The program provided time forlecture attendance, <strong>and</strong> privatestudy, <strong>and</strong> supported compulsorycourse attendance. In 1997, over130 SASS staff benefited from theprogram.<strong>Department</strong> staff who undertooksignificant post-graduate researchto Masters level in the<strong>Department</strong>’s priority areas wereeligible to apply for supportthrough the Post-GraduateResearch Program. The program<strong>of</strong>fers support for tuition fees <strong>and</strong>other costs associated with thecourse <strong>of</strong> study. In 1997, seventeachers received this assistance.A growing number <strong>of</strong> DSE staffundertook Doctoral Studies foreither a Ph.D or Ed.D. The DoctoralSupport Program provided anumber <strong>of</strong> release days orequivalent each year. Support wasdetermined by the stage <strong>of</strong> the study<strong>and</strong> the contribution that researchwas making to departmentalpriorities. In 1997, 28 people weresupported in the program.Opportunities to Work<strong>and</strong> Study OverseasThe DSE provided opportunities forexchanges, vacation study orplacement programs in a range <strong>of</strong>countries in North America, Europe<strong>and</strong> Asia. Working overseas orinterstate provided staff withopportunities for fresh pr<strong>of</strong>essionalinsights while acting as anambassador for <strong>NSW</strong> publicschools.The Teacher Exchange Programprovided support for year-longexchanges for teachers. Over 70teachers participated in the teacherexchange program in 1997.48 DSE Annual Report 1997
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