Mr Paul Albert This is Me

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1. 1. Australian Teacher Education Association Conference 2006

   www.atea2006.com.au/index.php? - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2006   Last Visited: 12/24/2006

   The 2006 ATEA conference is to be officially opened by Mr Paul Albert, Director General, Western Australian Department of Education and Training.
   
   Paul Albert
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   Mr Paul Albert
   
   Paul Albert commenced his working career in banking and mining before entering university as a bonded teacher trainee with the Education Department. Following university, the initial part of Paul's career involved Technical and Further Education (TAFE) and industrial training. Paul has held a variety of senior management positions in education and training, including non-government education. Since 1996, Paul has been heavily involved in curriculum development. He helped draft the Curriculum Council Act during 1996 and was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Western Australia's Curriculum Council in November 1997. In 2001, he was appointed Director General of the Department of Education. With the merger of the Department of Education and the Department of Training in February 2003, he became the Director General of the Department of Education and Training. Paul has a special interest in quality of teaching, standards, VET, behaviour management, values and pastoral care.

2. 2. SES Online

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   Published on: 3/9/2004   Last Visited: 5/21/2005

   Paul Albert
   
   Paul Albert was appointed Director General of the Department of Education in December 2001.
   
   The Department of Education aims to ensure that its students develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to achieve their individual potential and contribute to society.
   
   Paul began his working career in banking and mining before entering university as a bonded teacher trainee with the Education Department. Following university, he worked in Technical and Further Education (TAFE) and industrial training.
   
   Paul has held a variety of senior management positions in education and training, including non-government education.
   
   Since 1996, Paul has been heavily involved in curriculum development. He helped draft the Curriculum Council Act during 1996 and was appointed to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Western Australia's Curriculum Council in November 1997. He has also acted in the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Education Services.

3. 3. Breaking News Archive

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   Published on: 12/9/2006   Last Visited: 12/1/2007

   "The department's former director-general, Paul Albert, stepped down from his position after a Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) investigation found the department had mishandled sexual misconduct allegations.
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   "However, the report also found Mr Albert should have briefed the Minister more thoroughly on the investigation, as she may not have had enough information to appreciate the seriousness of it.
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   "The Department's former director-general, Paul Albert, stepped down after a Corruption and Crime Commission investigation found the Education Department had mishandled sexual misconduct allegations.
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   "But the three-member select committee attacked former director-general Paul Albert for failing to formally brief Ms Ravlich on the CCC report and made no recommendation as to what Ms Ravlich should have done with the information she received.
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   "The committee found it was "probable" Mr Albert had told Ms Ravlich about the inquiry at a conference on July 7 and at meetings in the Minister's office on August 2 and October 3.
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   "Greens MLC Giz Watson and Liberal MLC Norman Moore believed questions asked of Mr Albert by Ms Ravlich at the August 2 and October 3 meetings indicated she had "had an understanding of the nature of the issue".
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   "But their findings on Ms Ravlich's knowledge of the report were not supported by the third committee member, Labor MLC Graham Giffard, who believed too much of Mr Albert's evidence had been either disputed by, or was inconsistent with, the evidence of other witnesses.
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   "The committee was particularly critical of Mr Albert, who it said should have provided Ms Ravlich with more information about the CCC inquiry and a draft report.
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   "It said Mr Albert should have sought clarification from either the CCC or the State Solicitor's Office about whether he was allowed to disclose the draft CCC report to Ms Ravlich.
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   Two members of the Council who are not in the Labor Party, Liberal Norman Moore and the Greens Giz Watson, found the bleeding obvious - that former director-general Paul Albert probably told his Minister about the report before she was finally handed it on October 12.
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   "Outside parliament, committee chair Giz Watson said the majority of the committee felt it was probable the minister was informed verbally about the CCC investigation by former department head Paul Albert.
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   "But Ms Watson said no action was recommended because of mitigating factors, which included the informal way in which Mr Albert chose to brief her.
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   "Mr Albert gave evidence to the inquiry that he told the minister four times about the investigation. The majority finding that Ms Ravlich was probably told on three occasions provided partial vindication for him, but the committee also found that Mr Albert did not do enough to inform the minister properly. [emphasis added]
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   "Mr Albert was forced to resign in October when the CCC released its damning report on the Education Department's failure to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct by teachers against children.
   
   "Ms Ravlich last night said she still had no recollection of Mr Albert raising the matter with her and said she felt vindicated by the committee's report, particularly its findings on the need to properly brief ministers.
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   "Evidence from Mr Albert and his staff directly contradicted some of the evidence of Ms Ravlich and her staff, and the accounts of the minister's own staff were also at odds with each other.
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   "The CCC report claimed the scalp of DET director-general Paul Albert, who accepted a "management initiated retirement" less than 12 hours after its release.
   
   "Mr Albert subsequently told the parliamentary committee which released its findings today that he had told Ms Ravlich at least three times - in July, August and early October - about the CCC probe.
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   "Two members of the three-person upper house committee today said they were convinced Mr Albert was telling the truth.
   
   "The majority of the committee finds that it is probable that Mr Albert ... verbally advised the minister of the CCC inquiry and subsequent draft CCC report on at least three separate occasions," the committee's report read.
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   "But Labor committee member Graham Giffard dissented, saying too much of Mr Albert's evidence was either disputed or inconsistent.
   
   "The three members did agree that Mr Albert should have briefed Ms Ravlich more thoroughly and formally.
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   "(Mr Albert) should have provided written reports or briefings to the minister on the matter, and the matter should also have been placed on the minister's Contentious Issues file."
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   "The issue escalated when former Education Department chief Paul Albert said he told her about the probe four times.
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   "Mr Carpenter said Mr Albert had told him in October that he did not brief the minister because he did not think he was allowed to under the CCC Act.