❓ Mr. Blayney inquires about the City of Greater Geraldton's traineeship program. The Minister details the state government's $1.4 million investment in regional local government traineeships, highlighting the benefits for youth employment and addressing the ageing workforce.
AnsweredQoN 897Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
TRAINEESHIPS — REGIONAL WESTERN AUSTRALIA
897. Mr I.C. BLAYNEY to the
Minister for Local Government:
I understand that the
City of Greater Geraldton has been successful in securing funding to create a traineeship
for a young person in my electorate. Can the minister please update the house
on this great initiative for regional Western Australia?
897. Mr I.C. BLAYNEY to the
Minister for Local Government:
I understand that the
City of Greater Geraldton has been successful in securing funding to create a traineeship
for a young person in my electorate. Can the minister please update the house
on this great initiative for regional Western Australia?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for Geraldton for his question on traineeships in country regions. The state
government has provided $1.4 million out of the country local government fund
to support local governments in this area, and specifically youth development
in our local government sector. As members all know, we have an ageing
workforce in the local government sector and in the public sector. One of the
reasons that we want to set up these workshops and new traineeships is to get
young people from the regions working locally and able to stay in their home
place of birth. Local government is one of the largest employers in the regions
and there will always be jobs provided by local government, where possible, and
that is the other reason that we want to try to keep these jobs in the regions
happening through this program. There are 20 new traineeships for young people
aged up to 24, with a total spend of $400 000, and local governments in the
regions will obviously contribute towards that as well. It is a $15 000 wage
subsidy and also an additional 40 scholarships with a $10 000 subsidy, which
will help train the new workforce for our local government sector. I want to
put on record the local governments that were successful in this first round.
They were Albany, Beverley, Bridgetown–Greenbushes, Broome, Brookton,
Busselton, Capel, Collie, Coolgardie, Dardanup, Donnybrook, Balingup, Esperance,
Yilgarn, Wickepin, West Arthur, Wagin, Quairading, Port Hedland, Northam,
Murray, Irwin, Gnowangerup, Gingin and, of course, Geraldton.
The workshops have been conducted throughout October and they
have been very successful for our young people. One of the things coming out of
them is the fact that our young people, through our other programs, are able to
achieve some high levels of education through the Kimberley and Pilbara.
Dalwallinu is also set to have a further few workshops for students coming out
of the schools there. This initiative is building better education programs and
also building our local government sector to help get our youth employed in the
regions.
for Geraldton for his question on traineeships in country regions. The state
government has provided $1.4 million out of the country local government fund
to support local governments in this area, and specifically youth development
in our local government sector. As members all know, we have an ageing
workforce in the local government sector and in the public sector. One of the
reasons that we want to set up these workshops and new traineeships is to get
young people from the regions working locally and able to stay in their home
place of birth. Local government is one of the largest employers in the regions
and there will always be jobs provided by local government, where possible, and
that is the other reason that we want to try to keep these jobs in the regions
happening through this program. There are 20 new traineeships for young people
aged up to 24, with a total spend of $400 000, and local governments in the
regions will obviously contribute towards that as well. It is a $15 000 wage
subsidy and also an additional 40 scholarships with a $10 000 subsidy, which
will help train the new workforce for our local government sector. I want to
put on record the local governments that were successful in this first round.
They were Albany, Beverley, Bridgetown–Greenbushes, Broome, Brookton,
Busselton, Capel, Collie, Coolgardie, Dardanup, Donnybrook, Balingup, Esperance,
Yilgarn, Wickepin, West Arthur, Wagin, Quairading, Port Hedland, Northam,
Murray, Irwin, Gnowangerup, Gingin and, of course, Geraldton.
The workshops have been conducted throughout October and they
have been very successful for our young people. One of the things coming out of
them is the fact that our young people, through our other programs, are able to
achieve some high levels of education through the Kimberley and Pilbara.
Dalwallinu is also set to have a further few workshops for students coming out
of the schools there. This initiative is building better education programs and
also building our local government sector to help get our youth employed in the
regions.
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