The Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) is located in offices in the Adelaide CBD at 11 Waymouth Street, in a modern 5 green star rated building.

We’re developing our people

DFEEST provides development for our people across a range of activities, including:
  • leadership and management development
  • workforce planning
  • people and cultural development
  • online systems development
  • employee assistance program
  • equal employment opportunity programs
  • child protection.

Flexible working options

As part of our commitment to attracting and retaining the best people and to help employees to balance work and family life, a number of voluntary flexible working arrangements are available, including:
  • flexi-time
  • purchased leave
  • compressed weeks
  • part-time and job share
  • working from home
  • provision for special leave up to 15 days for cultural activities.

A diverse team

DFEEST recognises the value of diversity and the benefits inherent in a workforce that is representative of the broader community. We are working towards this by:
  • boosting younger age profiles'
  • employing staff from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds 
  • launching the Aboriginal Employment Strategy: Walking Together Towards Prosperity.
The Aboriginal Employment Strategy recognises that to achieve these outcomes we must focus on:
  • raising staff awareness, respect and support for Aboriginal culture and people
  • improving recruitment and selection processes for Aboriginal people
  • improving the retention of and security for Aboriginal employees
  • improving recognition of success and celebration of Aboriginal events.

Find out more

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