The Department of Education is responsible for providing public education, vocational education and training, adult and community education, and library and archive services throughout Tasmania.

Services are provided through four major organisational units:

• Early Years
• Learning Services
• Skills Tasmania
• Community Knowledge Network

The Department has three major strategic directions which provide the framework for a comprehensive approach to lifelong learning:

The Student at the Centre strategy is a plan to link the full expertise and resources of the Department with our schools and students. 

The Community Knowledge Network strategy provides the framework to develop new ways to enhance lifelong learning opportunities for all Tasmanians and help build a State that values knowledge and ideas. The strategy builds on the information network including libraries, archives, adult education and online access centres.

Tasmania Tomorrow is the Tasmanian Government's vision for post-school education and training to commence in 2009. It will build a broad tertiary sector in Tasmania that will have equally valued university and vocational pathways for traditional and new careers. It will deliver learning and qualifications sought after by students and employers which will be accessible, engaging and suited to individual learning styles.

Further information regarding the Department’s structure and services is available at: http://www.education.tas.gov.au/

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