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