A WA parliamentary question seeks details on Western Australia's allocation of places and funding under the Commonwealth Government's Productivity Places Program (PPP) aimed at increasing training opportunities. The answer provides specific figures for course enrolments and funding amounts allocated to existing workers and job seekers.

AnsweredQoN 2026Legislative Council
Asked
23 March 2010
Portfolio
Training and Workforce Development

QuestionView source ↗

(1) Which of the Commonwealth Government’s Productivity Places Program (PPP) will provide 700,000 additional places nationally over the period to 2012?
(2) Have negotiations between the State and Commonwealth Government concluded on Western Australia’s allocation of places?
(3) If yes to (2), -
(a) how many places will Western Australia get in total;
(b) what is the value of total places;
(c) how many of these places will be for existing workers at Certificate III and above;
(d) what is the value of these places;
(e) how many of these places will be for job seekers at Certificate II and III; and
(f) what is the value of these places?
(4) What other places were funded if any under the PPP programme?

AnswerView source ↗

Answered
4 May 2010
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
42 days
(1) Western Australia administers one overall program within the National Partnership Agreement on Productivity Places Program.
(2) Yes.
(3) (a) 75,481 course enrolments.
(b) $211 million.
(c) 52,010 course enrolments.
(d) $157 million.
(e) 15,617 course enrolments.
(f) $36 million (approximately).
(4) No other places were funded by the State under the Productivity Places Program.
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