Related Initiatives and Planning Processes

Deregulation and Regulatory Reform

As of June 2004 the Ministry of Education met and exceeded its three-year deregulation target. The Ministry is committed to maintaining the June 2004 count of 20,490 regulatory requirements through to 2007/08.

Regulatory requirements contained in legislation, regulation, policy and procedures will continue to be monitored and reported, consistent with the Regulatory Reform Policy. Increases in regulatory requirements, where required, will be offset by reductions, maintaining a zero per cent increase year to year.

Further regulatory reduction and reform opportunities will be identified as the Ministry continues to provide school districts with flexibility and students with choice. Where appropriate, this ongoing review will include the use of smart regulation²³ rather than prescriptive regulation, while ensuring that the focus of the education system is on improving student achievement.

Overview of Human Resource Management Plan

The Human Resource Plan overview for the Ministry of Education is available on the Ministry website at: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/annualreport/2005/hrp2.pdf

Overview of Information Resource Management Plan

The Ministry Information Resource Management Plan overview is available on the Ministry website at: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/annualreport/2005/irmp2.pdf