The DEET plan framework
Commitment to quality education, training and workplace safety
Our values
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Our purpose
- Student excellence in literacy, numeracy and all learning
- Strong community commitment to school attendance and completion
- Strong industry and community commitment to training and skilling territorians
- Employment-ready territorians
- Safe NT work-places and work practices.
Achieving our purpose
Across all regions we will:
- Deliver high quality teaching and education services to maximise student learning and well-being
- Provide all NT students with equity of access to quality education from early childhood through to higher education and training
- Provide an Australian standard Vocational Education and Training (VET) system that allows territorians to gain and retain employment and build lifelong capacity
- Ensure safe workplaces and practices through a proactive education, prevention and compliance framework
- Build stronger working partnerships with students, parents, the community, industry and other agencies to progress DEET and whole-of-government priorities.
Measuring our progress
- NT students meet or exceed Australian standards in literacy, numeracy and all learning
- Increased student attendance, completion and achievement rates
- Increased uptake and completion of apprenticeships and traineeships
- Work skills of territorians match workforce needs
- Reduction and elimination of work related injuries, occupational diseases and fatalities
- Increased number of productive partnerships that progress DEET and government priorities.
Key Strategies
- Middle Years implementation (2006 onwards)
- Indigenous Education strategic plan (2006 - 2009)
- NT VET plan (2006 - 2008)
- Jobs plan NT (2006)
- Work place safety plan (2006)
- Early Years framework (2005 - 2008)
- Central Australia strategic plan (2005 - 2008)
- Building Better Schools (2005 - 2009)
Our government’s focus
- Backing business
- Local jobs and better skills
- A safer community
- Better schools
- Building a healthier community
- Lifestyles and environment
For more information on the NT Government's focus visit the Strategic Directions website.