Core Business Areas

To achieve its goals and objectives, the Ministry of Education focuses on the following core business areas:

1. Education Programs — This core business area provides funding to school boards, independent schools, partner groups and societies in support of K–12 education, early learning and literacy.

2. Debt Service and Amortization — The Ministry provides funding to school boards to finance capital projects, including seismic upgrades, renovations, expansions, new facilities, and buses. As well, it is responsible for debt service and amortization costs.

3. Public Libraries — As legislated under the Library Act, the Ministry provides leadership, advice, training, funding, and programs to the public library system.

4. Management Services — This core area provides corporate services to operating programs, including financial, budget, human resources, information management, administrative services, freedom of information and privacy services, and general services and assistance for the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Advanced Education (including boards, agencies and commissions supported by these two ministries).

Details linking the Ministry's Information Management and Information Technology strategies to its business objectives are available in the Information Resource Management Plan Overview, which can be found on the Ministry website at:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/annualreport/2007/irmp.pdf.

5. Executive and Support Services — This core business area provides executive direction for the Ministry and management and program support for K – 12 education, early learning and literacy. As well, this area provides support for the office of the Minister of Education, and includes salaries, benefits, allowances, and operating expenses of the Minister and Minister's staff.