In 2008-09, the Department of Education, Training and the Arts will invest more than $47 million, in addition to extensive in-house development programs, to promote the professional knowledge, skills and expertise of its employees.
This investment in professional development is critical to building the capacity, capability and sustainability of the Department's workforce. Only when a workforce is highly skilled can it achieve high quality outcomes in Queensland's challenging and diverse environments that are impacted by globalisation and new technologies.
The Department of Education, Training and the Arts has established the Professional Development and Leadership Institute to promote cohesion, responsiveness and quality of professional development for teachers and school leaders.
Professional development opportunities for the Department's range of public sector employees are also critical to ensuring the highest quality public education system in Queensland.
With this level of support, responsibility for delivering and accessing professional development must be balanced and shared between individuals, schools, work units and the Department.
Key professional development initiatives for all groups of departmental employees include programs suitable for employees throughout the various phases of their career - from aspiring, through beginning, consolidation and growth, high achieving to transitions.
In outlining this information, acknowledgement is also made of the range of valuable informal and on-the-job professional development activities which take place each day within employees' workplaces.
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