Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Communications Branch
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Communications Branch was formed in 1986 in the Ministry of Colleges and Universities. With the reorganization of the education ministries in 1993, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities became part of the Ministry of Education and Training, and the functions of the Branch were assumed by the Communications Branch of the Ministry of Education and Training,
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
The Communications Branch provided public information, dealt with media enquiries and acted as a reference source for a wide and divergent range of queries through the cooperation and assistance of the Ministry of Education's Communication Services Branch. The Branch also advised the Ministry on communications plans and strategies; communicated Ministry policies, programs and positions on post-secondary educational issues to the media and the public; and assisted the Ministry in improving communications effectiveness amongst its client agencies.
Address
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
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Description of relationship
Related entity
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Access points area
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Epithet
Control area
Authority record identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Sources
Education Inventory, KWIC, telephone books
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
Dale