The Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) was an agency of the Government of South Australia whose responsibilities included: coordinating high quality public vocational education and training building skills through workforce planning and skills development programs increasing the workforce development and planning culture in South Australian workplaces fostering innovation through science and research Information Economy Closure DFEEST ceased as of 1 July 2014 when all functions were rolled into the new Department of State Development. Notes External sources Home page, Accessed 2014-11-24 Defunct government departments of Australia Government departments of South Australia