Responsibilities and functions of the Department of Education 2010 2011 职责与职能说明

ResponsibilitiesandfunctionsinrespectofeachoftheDepartmentofEducation’sorganizationalcomponents–2010/2011

DepartmentofEducation

Todeliveraccessibleandqualityeducationsolearnersofallagescanbecomeproductive,responsible,andself-reliantmembersofsociety.Thiswillbeachievedby:

creatingamoreresponsiveeducationsystemthatenableslearnerstosucceed;

enhancingtransitionsbetweendifferentlevelsofeducation,training,andtheworldofwork;

enhancingmeaningfulrelationshipswithallpartnersineducation;and

enablingeducation,training,andskillsdevelopmentforYukonerssotheymayrespondtoopportunityandmeetYukon'slabourmarketneeds.

EducationSupportServices

Toprovidedepartmentalbrancheswithleadershipanddecisionsupportservicesinfinance,humanresources,communications,informationtechnology,andpolicy.

Toprovideforfacilitymanagement,materielmanagement,andstudenttransportationservices.

Todeveloppoliciesincollaborationwithallpartners.

PublicSchools

Tosupportthelife-longlearningprocess,includingtheacquisitionofknowledgeandthedevelopmentofskills,forallYukonschoolagechildreninaccordancewithSection4oftheEducationAct.

Toprovidetoolsandresourcestosupportcurriculumdelivery,includingenvironmental,experiential,andculturalprogramsandtheuseofdistributedlearning.

Toprovideforthedevelopmentoflocallyandculturallyrelevantcurriculumcontent,programmaterials,teachingmethodologies,andcoursesofstudy.

ToprovideandsupportFrenchandAboriginallanguageprogramsinYukonschools.

Toprovideassistanceandresourcestosupportschool-basedprogrammingforchildrenwithspecialneeds.

Tocontinuetosupportandexpandliteracy,numeracy,andSchoolGrowthPlansreflectingtheinterests,goals,aspirations,andparticipationofthecommunityanddesignedtoimprovestudentlearningandachievement.

Torespectandstrengthenourpartnershipsineducationthrougheffectiveconsultation,communication,andcollaboration.

Toensurethatparentsandstudentshavetheopportunitytobeactivepartnersintheeducationplanningprocess.

ToworkcloselywithSchoolCouncils,Boards,andCommitteestoensuretheskillsandresourcesareavailabletofurtherenhancetheYukonEducationsystem.

Tocooperatewithself-governingFirstNationstoimplementtherelevantobligationsoftheYukongovernmentunderthetermsofthelandclaimssettlements.

Tobuildandmaintainschoolfacilitiestosupportrelevantprogramdeliverytothestudentpopulationwhilebeingfiscallyresponsible.

Tocontinuetosupportresponsiblemanagementofresources.

Toprovidesupportforprofessionaldevelopmentofstaff,consistentwithemergingneedsinYukonschoolsandcurrenteducationalresearch.

Toprovideforsafe,respectful,andcaringschoolenvironments.

AdvancedEducation

Topromoteandsupportadulttraining,post-secondaryeducation,andlabourforcedevelopment.

Tofacilitatepublicandprivatepost-secondaryeducationopportunitiesinYukon.

Todeveloplabourforceinitiatives,includinglabourmarketresearch,planning,andinformation.

Topromoteapprenticeship,skillstraining,andinter-provincialtradesstandards.

Toworkwithourkeypartnersandstakeholderstotrainlocalresidentsforcommunity-basedjobopportunities.

Toensureessentialskills,includingliteracy,aretreatedasprioritiesforworkplacesuccess.

ToprovideandadministerstudentfinancialassistanceandyouthemploymenttrainingopportunitiesforYukonstudents.

ToworkincollaborationwithFirstNationstoincreaseopportunitiesfortraining,participationinthelabour