Responsibilities and functions of the Department of Education 2014 2015 职责与职能说明

ResponsibilitiesandfunctionsinrespectofeachoftheDepartmentofEducation’sorganizationalcomponents–2014/2015

DepartmentofEducation

Tosupportthedevelopmentofliterate,skilledYukonlearnersandworkersinamannerconsistentwiththeYukonEducationActandotherrelevantlegislation.Thiswillbeachievedbydeveloping,providing,supporting,orimplementingprogramsandinitiativesintheareasofessentialskillsdevelopment,post-secondaryeducation,andlabourmarketdevelopmentincooperationwithpartnersandstakeholders.

DeputyMinister’soffice

Providesexecutivemanagementanddirectionforthedepartment.

EducationSupportServices

Toprovidedepartmentalbrancheswithsupportservicesinfinance,humanresources,communications,informationtechnology,andpolicydevelopment.

Toprovideforfacilitymanagement,materielmanagement,andstudenttransportationservices.

CommunityRelationsandEngagement

Workstoengageandbuildtrustamongourpartnersineducation,parents,students,thepublicandthemedia.Areasofresponsibilityincludestrategiccommunicationsplanning,mediarelations,websitemanagement,issuesmanagement,advertising,andpublications.

FinanceandAdministration

Responsibleforfinancialreportingandoversightofdepartmentspending.Aswell,includesfacilitiesplanningandmaintenance,healthandsafety,environmentalstewardship,andsupportforstudenttransportation.

HumanResourceServices

Responsibleforhiringandhumanresourcemanagementthroughoutthedepartment,includingallteachingandschool-basedstaff.

Policy,PlanningandEvaluation

OverseespolicydevelopmentforYukonEducationandprovidesacoordinatingroleonmostYukongovernmentcorporateandinter-departmentalinitiatives.ProvideslegislativesupportservicesincludingMinisterialbriefingmaterialsduringthelegislativesession,monitoringandfollow-uponissuesraisedduringQuestionPeriod.ResponsiblefordepartmentalrecordsandfulfillsdepartmentobligationsundertheATIPPAct.

PublicSchools

Toprovidetheresourcesneededforknowledgeandskilldevelopmenttosupportlife-longlearningforallYukonschoolagechildren.

Administration

Responsiblefortheoveralladministrationofpublicschools.

LearningSupportServices

StaffworkingdirectlywithstudentsinYukonschools.Alsoresponsibleforprovidingcurriculumsupport,technologyassistedlearning,distanceeducation,Frenchprograms,informationtechnologysupport,studentinformationandassessment,andresourceservices.

StudentSupportServices

Deliveringservicestostudentswithspecialneeds.Thisincludesworkingwithstudentstodeveloptheirabilitiesinareassuchasspeechandlanguage,hearing,vision,socialandemotionalandphysicalandworkingskills.Alsoprovidessupportforhomeschoolingandliteracyinterventions.

FirstNationProgramandPartnerships

ResponsibleforworkingwithYukonFirstNationstoimprovetheeducationalresultsofFirstNationstudents.AkeyfocusisensuringthatAboriginalcultureisincludedandrepresentedinYukonschools.

AdvancedEducation

Topromoteandsupportadulttraining,essentialskillsdevelopment,post-secondaryeducation,andlabourforcedevelopment,includingimmigration.

TrainingPrograms

Responsibleforadministeringavarietyofprogramstosupportstudentstopayforpost-secondaryeducation,includingtheYukonGrant,StudentTrainingAllowance,YukonExcellenceAward,CanadaStudentLoansandGrants,andavarietyofscholarships.AlsoprovidesprogramsforthetrainingandcertificationofapprenticesandtradeworkersinYukon,andadministerstheStudentTrainingandEmploymentProgram(STEP)andSummerCareerPlacementProgram.

LabourMarketProgramsandServices

ResponsiblefordeliveringseverallabourmarketfundingprogramsthathelpsupportYukonworkerstogettrainingandfindandmaintainwork.TheseprogramsincludetheLabourMarketDevelopmentAgreement,LabourMarketAgreement,andtheCommunityTrainingFunds.

Immigration

ResponsibleforhelpingtoaddressthelabourneedsofYukonbyadministeringtheSkilledWork