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Education Programs and Services Division
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The Education Programs and Services Division of the Ministry of Education was formed in 1992 and resulted from an amalgamation of the former Regional Services Division and the Learning Programs Division.
The new Division consisted of the following: Youth Employment Services Branch, Learning Programs Secretariat, Curriculum Policy Development Branch, Community Education and Outreach Branch, Centre for Teacher Education, Independent Learning Centre, Learning Assessment Branch, Literacy Branch, Special Education and Provincial Schools Branch, Northern Education Project, and the Regional Offices. In February 1993, the Division became part of the new Ministry of Education and Training.
It was disbanded later in 1993 and its responsibilities were distributed among various components of the Ministry of Education and Training and the Ontario Training and Adjustment Board (OTAB).
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The Education Programs and Services Division of the Ontario Ministry of Education was responsible for developing education programs for kindergarten to secondary school, as well as continuing adult education, distance education, literacy and child care. In addition, the Education Programs and Services Division was responsible for developing curriculum, learning materials, evaluation instruments and computer technology for elementary and secondary education. The Education Programs and Services Division also included the Ministry of Education's regional offices, which were responsible for the delivery and supervision of programs in school boards. Finally, the Education Programs and Services Division was responsible for youth employment programs.
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Archivist(s):
Dale