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AppendixMs Smith also ensured a stronger and smarterregion by tailoring the region's strategicdirections and goals to suit the needs of thecustomers - the Northern Sydney Region'seducational community.Stephen WilsonChief Information OfficerSES Level 5, $273,500Mr Wilson’s responsibilities include managingthe Department’s Information TechnologyDirectorate (ITD). ITD is responsible for theimplementation of the Government’s policyconcerning technology including: provisionof Internet to schools and TAFE colleges,improved technical support for schools, ande-learning accounts for staff and students inschools and TAFE colleges.Governance arrangements remained highon the agenda during 2007 with the updatingof the DET Information and CommunicationTechnology (ICT) Strategic Plan and workcontinuing on the supporting programs of work.Mr Wilson provided leadership on mattersrelating to the provision of access to state-ofthe-art information technology to students andteachers in NSW Government schools andTAFE colleges. This included the provisionof computers to government schools as partof the Technology for Learning program,the continued upgrading of network links,and enhancements in line with the NSWGovernment’s Electronic Service Deliveryagenda.As part of the Technology for LearningProgram, 39,000 computers were rolled out toschools in 2005, over 25,000 in 2006, and afurther 36,000 will be delivered in Term 4, 2007and during 2008.During 2007, Mr Wilson oversaw theimplementation and growing use of1,411,551 e-learning accounts which provideauthenticated access to the Internet, improvingthe security of staff and students whenbrowsing the Internet. These accounts alsoprovide staff and students with access to emailand a personalised portal. Over 100,000 usersare now logging onto the system each schoolday.Mr Wilson was also responsible for the deliveryof the Connected Classrooms program whichwill deliver an Interactive Classroom to allNSW public schools, enhancements to theDepartments data network and a suite of onlinelearning tools. In 2007 Mr Wilson oversaw theestablishment of the governance structure forthe program and the initial planning phases forthe $158 million, four year program.Appendix 6: Boards andCommitteesSenior officers of the NSW Departmentof Education and Training are membersof statutory bodies and significant interdepartmentalcommittees. In April 2007, theformer Board of Management was disbandedand a new governance structure established.The Executive is the NSW Department ofEducation and Training’s key decision makingbody. The Executive, chaired by the Director-General, sets the strategic direction for andgives guidance to the organisation. TheExecutive also advises the Director-Generalby bringing together all strands of expertiseavailable to the organisation. The membersof the Executive as at 31 December 2007and their membership of statutory bodies andcommittees are listed below:Michael Coutts-TrotterDirector-General of Education and TrainingManaging Director of TAFE NSWBANSW TAFE Commission BoardNSW Board of Vocational Education andTraining (BVET)Chair, Schools Resourcing Task Force of theMinisterial Council of Education, Employment,Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA)Chief Executive Officers’ Committee (CEC)Chief Executive Officers’ Economic andBusiness Cluster MeetingHuman Services Chief Executive CommitteeCurriculum CorporationCo-chair, Skills CouncilNSW Talent Development Project BoardAustralian Education Systems OfficialsCommittee (AESOC)National Senior Officers Committee (NSOC)Ministerial Council for Vocational and TechnicalEducation (MCVTE) meetingsSustainability in Government CEO’s CommitteeStates and Territories Australian EducationSystems Official’s Committee (STAESOC)68 NSW Department of Education and Training - Annual Report 2007
AppendixTrevor FletcherDeputy Director-General, SchoolsB Ed; Dip TeachingMember, NSW Board of StudiesChair, Director-General’s Advisory Group onMulticultural Education and TrainingCo-Chair, State Steering Committee, MurdiPaaki COAG TrialMarie PerssonDeputy Director-General, TAFE and CommunityEducationBA; Dip Ed; MEdChair, TAFE Executive GroupChair, Educational Futures ForumMember, NSW Board of StudiesMember, Women Chief of EnterprisesMember, TAFE Commission BoardMember, NSW Skills CouncilMember, L H Martin Institute Advisory BoardLeslie LobleDeputy Director-General, Strategic Planningand RegulationBSc; MPub AdminMCEETYA Schools Resourcing TaskforceAustralian Information and CommunicationsTechnology in Education CommitteeNSW Board of StudiesNSW Board of Vocational Education andTrainingNSW Board of Vocational Education andTraining Industry Skills ForumChair, NSW Non-Government Schools AdvisoryCommitteeChair, NSW Board of Studies National IssuesWorking GroupChair, NSW Board of Studies StrategicPlanning Working GroupUniversity of Sydney Faculty of Education andSocial Work Dean’s Advisory BoardMacquarie University Teachers for the FutureAdvisory BoardAlastair HunterDeputy Director-General, Finance andInfrastructureB Econ; CPAMember, MCEETYA ICT in Schools TaskforcePeter RiordanDeputy Director-General, WorkforceManagement and Systems ImprovementBComm; MLLR; MBAMember, NSW Workplace Health and SafetyStrategy Review CommitteeMember, Treasury Managed Fund AdvisoryBoardMember, Working Together Steering CommitteeChris RyanExecutive Director, Strategic Relations andCommunicationBA; DipEd; MANSW Talent Development Project BoardChair, School Promotions Strategy ReferenceGroupNew CommitteesNSW Skills CouncilThe NSW Skills Council is a high level groupthat drives workforce development in NSWby coordinating efforts across governmentagencies that have an influence on the demandfor and supply of skilled labour. The Councilplays a critical role in supporting the NSWGovernment’s State Plan ‘Growing Prosperityacross NSW’ to tackle skill and workforcechallenges across the State. The Councilis co-chaired by the Directors-General ofthe Department of Education and Trainingand the Department of State and RegionalDevelopment.Go for 2 and 5 Fruit and VegetableCampaign Reference GroupThis external reference group hasrepresentatives from NSW Health, NSWSchool Canteen Association, Heart Foundation,Catholic Education Commission, Associationof Independent Schools, Cancer Institute NSW,Horticulture Australia and the Department ofEducation and Training.The purpose of this group is to support the Gofor 2 & 5 campaign in NSW and increase thenumber of NSW adults and children consumingthe recommended amounts of fruits andvegetables.NSW Healthy School Canteens AdvisoryGroupThis external advisory group hasrepresentatives from NSW Health, Departmentof Education and Training, CatholicEducation Commission, Association ofIndependent Schools, NSW School CanteenNSW Department of Education and Training - Annual Report 2007 69
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