Was the oft postponed revised DET restructure worth the wait?
DAVID FERGUSON reports. On September 24, the Department of Education and Training (DET) finally announced a revised restructure proposal for the department. The release occurred three days out from the end of the school term. This was the end point of a protracted wait for a replacement to the discredited June 2003 Lifelong Learning proposal. A revision was originally due on August 8, then August 29, then postponed that day to the week of September 15. It did not arrive. An email from Director-General Jan McClelland was sent on September 18, postponing the release for a further week. In response to the continual delays, on September 19 Federation demanded that the proposal be released by September 24. At 10am on September 24 the revised proposal was at last released. The revised proposal will still result in the slashing of 1000 jobs supporting schools and colleges. The proposal continues to be flawed because it is driven by the economic imperative to slash $60-70million from the Depar
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