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Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of records relating to adult education programs and services in Nova Scotia. Series also includes a white paper on adult education in Canada.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of annual directories of public school enrollments and teachers. Directories provide the year, county, municipality, school section number, name of school, number of classrooms, name of teacher, class of licence, years of service, subjects taught, grade taught, name and address of secretary to trustees, salary, total student enrolment, and post office serving the section. Directories are arranged by county, district, and school section number. Original directories for the years 1952-1954 are available, but directories for 1960-1972 are available only on microfilm. Directories for the years 1955-1959 are missing.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of reports, correspondence, business plans, minister's speeches, annual reports, organizational charts, and response papers.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of minute books of the Council of Public Instruction (1864-1949) and a register book of district school commissioners (1896-1936). Minute books are arranged chronologically by date of council meeting. Register book provides district, county, date of appointment, name, locality, and remarks. Register book is arranged alphabetically by county and by year within each county.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of minutes and proceedings of several committees of which Bernie Hart, the director of Media Services, was a member. Committees include the Nova Scotia Council for Educational Television, the Atlantic School Broadcast Committee, and the Media Committee of the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada. Series is arranged chronologically.

Education Television programs (ETV) on a variety of topics. Programs were co-produced with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). With the exception of some elementary level programs, Education Television broadcasts ceased in 1988-1989 because of the proliferation of video in junior and senior high schools.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of field tapes created by Media Services for their productions, including "Mi'kmaq," "Municipal Government," "Planning for Retirement," and "Nova Scotia Land Survey Institute." Series also includes a copy of 1920s footage on the Gloucester fishing fleet.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of educational booklets and journals prepared by or for the department. Topics covered in the booklets include the teaching profession, citizen participation in education, curriculum development, literacy, and adult education.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of correspondence, reports, briefing books, and business plans.

English Program Services assesses program needs of both the public school and community college systems. It is responsible for the design and development of appropriate programs and courses, the evaluation of learning and teaching resources, and the provision of teacher in-service programs.

Subseries forms part of Program Branch series in the Department of Education fonds, and consists of correspondence and minutes from Private Trade School Board meetings.

Extension Services, as a division of the Program Branch, provides life-long learning through delivery of specialized programs and services. Some of these programs include: Adult and Continuing Education, Career Services, Correspondence Studies, Literacy, and Rehabilitation Training. This division is also responsible for administering the "Trade Schools Act."

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of records pertaining to grants and audits, minutes, program descriptions, and correspondence.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of a book of departmental financial estimates relating to senior management, general finance, planning and budgeting, cultural services, teacher education, payments to municipalities, and youth and adult education. Series also includes summaries of expenditures and revenues, forecasts of recoveries and revenues, and capital forecasts for fiscal year under each topic.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of a copy of a 1952 agreement pertaining to the distribution of capital and operating costs of the Halifax County Vocational High School.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of surveys on school facilities and staff, student evaluation and promotion, teaching methods, courses, amalgamated school boards, and school programs for the various school sections in Nova Scotia. Series is arranged chronologically. Regulations regarding inspectors of schools, effective 1 August 1953, stated, "when the Minister or School Board requests him to do so, an Inspector of Schools shall, and when the Inspector considers it advisable he may, inspect an urban school in his section and make a report on his inspection to the Minister or Board, whichever requested the visit"

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of correspondence of the deputy minister and superintendent of education relating to Dr. J.B. Hall's bequest to establish a vocational school in Lawrencetown, Annapolis County.

Series forms part of Nova Scotia Department of Education fonds and consists of correspondence, briefing materials, administrative files, and records documenting the Minister's participation in various committees.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of bound volumes of minutes of meetings and decisions of the minister. Series is arranged chronologically.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of notices and minutes of meetings of the Nova Scotia Curriculum Advisory Committee. Series is arranged chronologically.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of agreements, briefing books, correspondence, and papers pertaining to legal matters.

Nova Scotia Links was a component of the "Success Nova Scotia 2000" program, a strategic initiative jointly funded by the provincial and federal governments. Nova Scotia Links was designed to facilitate entry into the labour market for post-secondary students through career-related work placement. This program focused on providing job market access to students not enrolled in a co-operative education program. Nova Scotia Links administered training modules for students emphasizing the development of a learning culture for both students and employers in Nova Scotia.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of records pertaining to the operations of the Nova Scotia Provincial Library and various councils it administered, or participated in, including the Nova Scotia Government Library Council, the Provincial Library Council, and the Provincial and Territorial Library DirectorÂ’s Council. Records include correspondence, minutes, agenda, draft reports, memoranda, supporting documentation, and presentations.

The Nova Scotia Provincial Library (NSPL) administers coordinated library services throughout the province of Nova Scotia, promotes inter-governmental library cooperation, and represents NS library interests at the national, regional and provincial level. The NSPL is a division of the Higher Education Branch of the Department of Education and operates through three sections: Administration, Technical Services and User Services.

Series forms part of Department of Education fonds and consists of minutes, briefing books, reports, agreements, memoranda to cabinet, and other materials related to division operations.

Planning and Research functions as a division of the Policy Branch. It is responsible for planning, policy development, research, surveys, and statistical analysis. This division administers its programs and services through three sections: Policy Development, Statistics and Data Entry, and the Registrar of Teacher Certification.