About us
In this period of rapid development in the Northern Territory, with offshore gas soon to come online, a new railway service to Darwin and surging tourism growth, the challenge ahead for the Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) is to support lifelong learning for all territorians and prepare and skill a workforce capable of keeping pace with the changing labour market.
DEET provides and promotes an environment of lifelong learning and employment and training pathways and opportunities to meet these challenges head on. It also promotes a safe workplace, learning and public environment.
The department, consisting of employment and training, education and NT WorkSafe business areas, employs about 4000 staff across the Territory.
The department's education business area is focused on providing quality education for all students, with a focus on meeting indigenous students' needs, leading to employment, training or further education.
The employment and training business area is focused on increasing access to employment and training pathways for territorians to build and skill the workforce to meet the growing demands of the NT labour market.
NT WorkSafe is focused on protecting the workplace and promoting a safer working, learning and public environment. NT WorkSafe is the administrative and regulatory arm of the Northern Territory Work Health Authority, the statutory body established under the Work Health Act.
DEET organisational chart (pdf 19Kb)
DEET corporate plan
The department's corporate plan, The DEET plan, was released in April 2006. Visit The DEET plan section of this site for more information.
Accountability and Performance Improvement Framework (APIF)
The Accountability and Performance Improvement Framework (APIF) is an initiative to improve employment, education and training outcomes in the Northern Territory. It provides a system of accountability for the whole department including schools, and allows us to monitor and improve the quality of services we provide. More about APIF