❓ Hon Sophia Moermond asks about the WA regional traineeship program, specifically regarding funding, CRC support, and new traineeships. The Minister responds positively, detailing the number of traineeships created and funding increases.
AnsweredQoN 1320Legislative Council
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REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT — LOCAL TRAINEESHIPS
1320. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the Minister for Regional Development:
The WA regional traineeship program
has created a range of employment opportunities in the South West Region in the last number of years. The support that has
been offered to WA community resource centres has been particularly welcomed by local communities.
(1) How many
regional CRCs have been supported in the most recent $2 million round of
funding provided?
(2) How many new traineeships have
been created through the program in 2022?
(3) Does the
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development intend to increase
its funding for regional traineeship programs throughout this term of
government?
DEVELOPMENT — LOCAL TRAINEESHIPS
1320. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the Minister for Regional Development:
The WA regional traineeship program
has created a range of employment opportunities in the South West Region in the last number of years. The support that has
been offered to WA community resource centres has been particularly welcomed by local communities.
(1) How many
regional CRCs have been supported in the most recent $2 million round of
funding provided?
(2) How many new traineeships have
been created through the program in 2022?
(3) Does the
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development intend to increase
its funding for regional traineeship programs throughout this term of
government?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3) I thank the member for that question and I agree
with her that the traineeship system has been a great success . We have
made sure that it has been very focused on actually providing traineeships to
people entering or re-entering the workforce. We have done a lot of work to
ensure that this is properly targeted and also have extended it to small shires that do not have the benefit of having
a CRC. I am pleased to announce that in
total in the round that is being delivered in 2022 we have had 48 traineeships,
42 of these being delivered through
the CRCs and six being delivered by small local authorities without CRCs. We
will be announcing the successful recipients for the 2023 round very
shortly. Funding was increased this year from $37 000 per trainee to $38 000
per trainee.
with her that the traineeship system has been a great success . We have
made sure that it has been very focused on actually providing traineeships to
people entering or re-entering the workforce. We have done a lot of work to
ensure that this is properly targeted and also have extended it to small shires that do not have the benefit of having
a CRC. I am pleased to announce that in
total in the round that is being delivered in 2022 we have had 48 traineeships,
42 of these being delivered through
the CRCs and six being delivered by small local authorities without CRCs. We
will be announcing the successful recipients for the 2023 round very
shortly. Funding was increased this year from $37 000 per trainee to $38 000
per trainee.
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