❓ Hon Liz Behjat asks about funding arrangements for the 2010 Australian Apprenticeships Access Program, and Hon Peter Collier responds with details of the program's funding, commitment, and target groups.
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REGISTERED TRAINING ORGANISATIONS — FUNDING
I am aware that through the 2010 Australian Apprenticeships Access Program, vocational training programs are provided to people within the general community who face barriers in their personal circumstances that prevent them from accessing mainstream training programs. Will the Minister for Training and Workforce Development please outline to the house the funding arrangements that are currently in place for the 2010 access program? Hon PETER COLLIER
I am aware that through the 2010 Australian Apprenticeships Access Program, vocational training programs are provided to people within the general community who face barriers in their personal circumstances that prevent them from accessing mainstream training programs. Will the Minister for Training and Workforce Development please outline to the house the funding arrangements that are currently in place for the 2010 access program? Hon PETER COLLIER
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I thank Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich for bringing this matter to my attention and I would like to wish her a happy Easter. It is a pertinent issue and I do not want to trivialise it. I will give a bit of background. First of all, Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich raised the point of funding for the Australian Apprenticeships Access Program, which is essentially for disengaged or disadvantaged members of our community. It is a part of the Productivity Places Program that is funded two-thirds by the federal government and one-third by the state government. Our training placements are fully utilised at this stage. In fact, of the 14 000 places fully utilised, at this stage the state government has funded an additional 3 000 places. All programs within the access program are being funded. Nothing is being cancelled, and the program will continue. The Liberal–National government is committed to providing world-class training to all members of the Western Australian community. This will ensure that Western Australia develops a modern, skilled workforce that is capable of meeting and adapting to the demands of the state’s emerging economy. The 2010 access program is an important element in achieving this goal of providing customised vocational training programs to people who face barriers in their personal circumstances that prevent them from accessing mainstream training programs. Eligible students may come from the following equity target groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; culturally and linguistically diverse; disabled; unemployed; and youth at risk. Funding for the 2010 access program is $13.5 million. There has been no reduction in the funding from 2009. The government has so far committed $12 million to fund training under the access program in 2010, and an additional $1.5 million will be made available in July as part of the 2010–11 financial year to cope with that addition in the uptake of placements. The demand for funding has exceeded the overall budget for the 2010 access program. The budget is currently being reviewed to identify options to support funding for additional training places under the access program. The 2010 access program budget has not been reduced and nor have current contracts been suspended or cancelled. I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I thank Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich for bringing this matter to my attention and I would like to wish her a happy Easter. It is a pertinent issue and I do not want to trivialise it. I will give a bit of background. First of all, Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich raised the point of funding for the Australian Apprenticeships Access Program, which is essentially for disengaged or disadvantaged members of our community. It is a part of the Productivity Places Program that is funded two-thirds by the federal government and one-third by the state government. Our training placements are fully utilised at this stage. In fact, of the 14 000 places fully utilised, at this stage the state government has funded an additional 3 000 places. All programs within the access program are being funded. Nothing is being cancelled, and the program will continue. The Liberal–National government is committed to providing world-class training to all members of the Western Australian community. This will ensure that Western Australia develops a modern, skilled workforce that is capable of meeting and adapting to the demands of the state’s emerging economy. The 2010 access program is an important element in achieving this goal of providing customised vocational training programs to people who face barriers in their personal circumstances that prevent them from accessing mainstream training programs. Eligible students may come from the following equity target groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; culturally and linguistically diverse; disabled; unemployed; and youth at risk. Funding for the 2010 access program is $13.5 million. There has been no reduction in the funding from 2009. The government has so far committed $12 million to fund training under the access program in 2010, and an additional $1.5 million will be made available in July as part of the 2010–11 financial year to cope with that addition in the uptake of placements. The demand for funding has exceeded the overall budget for the 2010 access program. The budget is currently being reviewed to identify options to support funding for additional training places under the access program. The 2010 access program budget has not been reduced and nor have current contracts been suspended or cancelled. I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I thank Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich for bringing this matter to my attention and I would like to wish her a happy Easter. It is a pertinent issue and I do not want to trivialise it. I will give a bit of background. First of all, Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich raised the point of funding for the Australian Apprenticeships Access Program, which is essentially for disengaged or disadvantaged members of our community. It is a part of the Productivity Places Program that is funded two-thirds by the federal government and one-third by the state government. Our training placements are fully utilised at this stage. In fact, of the 14 000 places fully utilised, at this stage the state government has funded an additional 3 000 places. All programs within the access program are being funded. Nothing is being cancelled, and the program will continue. The Liberal–National government is committed to providing world-class training to all members of the Western Australian community. This will ensure that Western Australia develops a modern, skilled workforce that is capable of meeting and adapting to the demands of the state’s emerging economy. The 2010 access program is an important element in achieving this goal of providing customised vocational training programs to people who face barriers in their personal circumstances that prevent them from accessing mainstream training programs. Eligible students may come from the following equity target groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; culturally and linguistically diverse; disabled; unemployed; and youth at risk. Funding for the 2010 access program is $13.5 million. There has been no reduction in the funding from 2009. The government has so far committed $12 million to fund training under the access program in 2010, and an additional $1.5 million will be made available in July as part of the 2010–11 financial year to cope with that addition in the uptake of placements. The demand for funding has exceeded the overall budget for the 2010 access program. The budget is currently being reviewed to identify options to support funding for additional training places under the access program. The 2010 access program budget has not been reduced and nor have current contracts been suspended or cancelled. I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
The Liberal–National government is committed to providing world-class training to all members of the Western Australian community. This will ensure that Western Australia develops a modern, skilled workforce that is capable of meeting and adapting to the demands of the state’s emerging economy. The 2010 access program is an important element in achieving this goal of providing customised vocational training programs to people who face barriers in their personal circumstances that prevent them from accessing mainstream training programs. Eligible students may come from the following equity target groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; culturally and linguistically diverse; disabled; unemployed; and youth at risk. Funding for the 2010 access program is $13.5 million. There has been no reduction in the funding from 2009. The government has so far committed $12 million to fund training under the access program in 2010, and an additional $1.5 million will be made available in July as part of the 2010–11 financial year to cope with that addition in the uptake of placements. The demand for funding has exceeded the overall budget for the 2010 access program. The budget is currently being reviewed to identify options to support funding for additional training places under the access program. The 2010 access program budget has not been reduced and nor have current contracts been suspended or cancelled. I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
Eligible students may come from the following equity target groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; culturally and linguistically diverse; disabled; unemployed; and youth at risk. Funding for the 2010 access program is $13.5 million. There has been no reduction in the funding from 2009. The government has so far committed $12 million to fund training under the access program in 2010, and an additional $1.5 million will be made available in July as part of the 2010–11 financial year to cope with that addition in the uptake of placements. The demand for funding has exceeded the overall budget for the 2010 access program. The budget is currently being reviewed to identify options to support funding for additional training places under the access program. The 2010 access program budget has not been reduced and nor have current contracts been suspended or cancelled. I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I thank Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich for bringing this matter to my attention and I would like to wish her a happy Easter. It is a pertinent issue and I do not want to trivialise it. I will give a bit of background. First of all, Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich raised the point of funding for the Australian Apprenticeships Access Program, which is essentially for disengaged or disadvantaged members of our community. It is a part of the Productivity Places Program that is funded two-thirds by the federal government and one-third by the state government. Our training placements are fully utilised at this stage. In fact, of the 14 000 places fully utilised, at this stage the state government has funded an additional 3 000 places. All programs within the access program are being funded. Nothing is being cancelled, and the program will continue. The Liberal–National government is committed to providing world-class training to all members of the Western Australian community. This will ensure that Western Australia develops a modern, skilled workforce that is capable of meeting and adapting to the demands of the state’s emerging economy. The 2010 access program is an important element in achieving this goal of providing customised vocational training programs to people who face barriers in their personal circumstances that prevent them from accessing mainstream training programs. Eligible students may come from the following equity target groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; culturally and linguistically diverse; disabled; unemployed; and youth at risk. Funding for the 2010 access program is $13.5 million. There has been no reduction in the funding from 2009. The government has so far committed $12 million to fund training under the access program in 2010, and an additional $1.5 million will be made available in July as part of the 2010–11 financial year to cope with that addition in the uptake of placements. The demand for funding has exceeded the overall budget for the 2010 access program. The budget is currently being reviewed to identify options to support funding for additional training places under the access program. The 2010 access program budget has not been reduced and nor have current contracts been suspended or cancelled. I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I thank Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich for bringing this matter to my attention and I would like to wish her a happy Easter. It is a pertinent issue and I do not want to trivialise it. I will give a bit of background. First of all, Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich raised the point of funding for the Australian Apprenticeships Access Program, which is essentially for disengaged or disadvantaged members of our community. It is a part of the Productivity Places Program that is funded two-thirds by the federal government and one-third by the state government. Our training placements are fully utilised at this stage. In fact, of the 14 000 places fully utilised, at this stage the state government has funded an additional 3 000 places. All programs within the access program are being funded. Nothing is being cancelled, and the program will continue. The Liberal–National government is committed to providing world-class training to all members of the Western Australian community. This will ensure that Western Australia develops a modern, skilled workforce that is capable of meeting and adapting to the demands of the state’s emerging economy. The 2010 access program is an important element in achieving this goal of providing customised vocational training programs to people who face barriers in their personal circumstances that prevent them from accessing mainstream training programs. Eligible students may come from the following equity target groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; culturally and linguistically diverse; disabled; unemployed; and youth at risk. Funding for the 2010 access program is $13.5 million. There has been no reduction in the funding from 2009. The government has so far committed $12 million to fund training under the access program in 2010, and an additional $1.5 million will be made available in July as part of the 2010–11 financial year to cope with that addition in the uptake of placements. The demand for funding has exceeded the overall budget for the 2010 access program. The budget is currently being reviewed to identify options to support funding for additional training places under the access program. The 2010 access program budget has not been reduced and nor have current contracts been suspended or cancelled. I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
The Liberal–National government is committed to providing world-class training to all members of the Western Australian community. This will ensure that Western Australia develops a modern, skilled workforce that is capable of meeting and adapting to the demands of the state’s emerging economy. The 2010 access program is an important element in achieving this goal of providing customised vocational training programs to people who face barriers in their personal circumstances that prevent them from accessing mainstream training programs. Eligible students may come from the following equity target groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; culturally and linguistically diverse; disabled; unemployed; and youth at risk. Funding for the 2010 access program is $13.5 million. There has been no reduction in the funding from 2009. The government has so far committed $12 million to fund training under the access program in 2010, and an additional $1.5 million will be made available in July as part of the 2010–11 financial year to cope with that addition in the uptake of placements. The demand for funding has exceeded the overall budget for the 2010 access program. The budget is currently being reviewed to identify options to support funding for additional training places under the access program. The 2010 access program budget has not been reduced and nor have current contracts been suspended or cancelled. I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
Eligible students may come from the following equity target groups: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; culturally and linguistically diverse; disabled; unemployed; and youth at risk. Funding for the 2010 access program is $13.5 million. There has been no reduction in the funding from 2009. The government has so far committed $12 million to fund training under the access program in 2010, and an additional $1.5 million will be made available in July as part of the 2010–11 financial year to cope with that addition in the uptake of placements. The demand for funding has exceeded the overall budget for the 2010 access program. The budget is currently being reviewed to identify options to support funding for additional training places under the access program. The 2010 access program budget has not been reduced and nor have current contracts been suspended or cancelled. I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
I hope that covers the areas that Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich identified. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : No, it does not. What happened to those people — The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
The PRESIDENT : Order! There are no supplementary questions.
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