In compliance with the Public Service Management Act, 1997 my Department has recently published the strategy statement for 2001-04. This statement sets out my Department's key objectives, high level goals and related strategies of the Department for the next three years. The high level goals are: to promote equity and inclusion; to promote quality outcomes; to promote lifelong learning; to plan for education that is relevant to personal, social, cultural and economic needs; and to enhance the capacity of the Department of Education and Science for service delivery, policy formulation, research and evaluation.
In support of its high-level goals, the Department of Education and Science is engaged in a wide range of activities, covering the key elements of policy planning, quality assurance, resourcing, regulation and evaluation, as well as a wide range of support services for the education sector.