Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology

{{Short description|Former South Australian government authority}}

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|agency_name = Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST)

|logo = DFEEST logo.png

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|jurisdiction = State of South Australia

|employees = 3,000

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|chief1_name = Tom Kenyon

|chief1_position =
Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills and Minister for Science and Information Economy

|chief2_name = Raymond Garrand

|chief2_position = Chief Executive

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|website = [http://www.dfeest.sa.gov.au/ www.dfeest.sa.gov.au/]

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The Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) was an agency of the Government of South Australia whose responsibilities included:

• coordinating high quality public vocational education and training
• building skills through workforce planning and skills development programs
• increasing the workforce development and planning culture in South Australian workplaces
• fostering innovation through science and research
• Information Economy [http://www.dfeest.sa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=310 Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090515073149/http://www.dfeest.sa.gov.au/Default.aspx?tabid=310 |date=2009-05-15 }}, Accessed 2009-05-17