NSWDET change to DEC....stay tuned

• Our Acting Director-General, Pam Christie, announced: "Under the new arrangements the name of our Department is now the Department of Education and Communities and will be responsible to three new Ministers:
• The Honourable Adrian Piccoli MP, Minister for Education
• The Honourable Victor Michael Dominello MP, Minister for Citizenship and Communities, and Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
• The Honourable Graham Annesley MP, Minister for Sport and Recreation.
 

The new Department of Education and Communities will bring exciting opportunities for all of us in Education and Training to work in closer collaboration with our new colleagues in Children's Services and the Office of Sport, Recreation and Communities."

The Department of Education and Communities will have two main offices:

1. The Office of Education - this will comprise the current Education and Training functions and include Children's Services.
2. The Office of Sport, Recreation and Communities -The Office of Sport, Recreation and Communities comprises the following:
   • Aboriginal Affairs
   • Commission for Children and Young People
   • Community Relations Commission
   • Hunter Region Sporting Venues Authority 
   • Illawarrra Venues Authority
   • NSW Institute of Sport
   • Office of Volunteering 
   • Parramatta Stadium Trust
   • Sport and Recreation
   • Sydney Cricket Ground 
   • Sydney Olympic Park Authority
   • The Children's Guardian
   • Youth
   • Veterans' Affairs

For more detailed information read: Public Sector Employment and Management (Departments) Order 2011

The old NSWDET department is making a number of changes to its key communication materials to reflect its new name - Department of Education and Communities.

These materials include the department logo and stationery. The new logo and electronic stationery have been developed, however, we are holding off implementing them until we have more information.. 

#Coming soon- a temporary website (to reflect the scope of the new department) and content adjustments to the existing DET corporate site. More details to follow- Log in to the Intranet to The Buzz for future updates.