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The Departments of Education and Training were merged on 3 February 2003. The Department of Education and Training (DET) is the key agency in realising the State government's strategic objective of developing 'an educated and skilled future for all Western Australians'. This involves the attainment of more precise outcomes at the agency level and in this regard DET is funded to achieve the following government-desired outcome for school education: a quality education for all Western Australians who choose government schooling and the following government-desired outcome for vocational education and training: maximise training and employment opportunities for Western Australians. During 2003-2004, DET operated through four outputs: (1) Primary Education (K-7); (2) Secondary Education (8-12); (3) Vocational Education and Training Services; and (4) Employment Programs. From 2004-2005, the State government required agencies' annual reports to reflect their contributions to the achievement of government goals and strategic outcomes described in Planning: Better Planning: Better Services, the strategic planning framework for the public sector. It contains five goals for government under the headings People and Communities, The Economy, The Environment, The Regions and Governance. Therefore, unlike previous DET Annual Reports, which were structured in terms of outputs, annual reports are structured in terms of the five goals from this date. Employment Programs was merged with Vocational Education and Training Services in 2005-2006.

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