Mr Murray questions the Minister for Training and Workforce Development regarding student enrolments, staffing levels, and redundancy packages at the South West Institute of Technology (SWIT) between 2013 and 2015. The answer reveals fluctuations in student numbers, management positions, and the introduction of a Voluntary Severance Scheme.

AnsweredQoN 3969Legislative Assembly
Asked
21 April 2015
Portfolio
Training and Workforce Development

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I refer to the South West Institute of Technology (SWIT) and ask: (a) how many part and full-time students were enrolled in each course area at SWIT at the start of Term 1 in: (i) 2013; (ii) 2014; and (iii) 2015; (b) how many lecturers and other teaching staff were employed in each course area at SWIT at the start of Term 1 in: (i) 2013; (ii) 2014; and (iii) 2015; (c) how many management positions were filled at SWIT at the start of Term 1 in: (i) 2013; (ii) 2014; and (iii) 2015; (d) what redundancy packages were offered to teaching and management staff who accepted redundancies in: (i) 2013; (ii) 2014; and (iii) 2015 to date; (e) how many teaching and management staff were offered redundancies in: (i) 2013; (ii) 2014; and (iii) 2015 to date; and (f) how many teaching and management staff accepted redundancies in: (i) 2013; (ii) 2014; and (iii) 2015 to date?

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Answered
16 June 2015
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
56 days
(a)
(i) There were 2,854 publicly funded students enrolled at SWIT as at 31 March 2013.
(ii) There were 2,584 publicly funded students enrolled at SWIT as at 31 March 2014.
(iii) There were 2,743 publicly funded students enrolled at SWIT as at 31 March 2015.
(b)
(i)-(iii) [See tabled paper no.]
(c)
(i) There were 17 management positions filled at SWIT as at 4 February 2013.
(ii) There were 16 management positions filled at SWIT as at 4 February 2014.
(iii) There were 20 management positions filled at SWIT as at 3 February 2015.
(d)
(i) No redundancy packages were offered to teaching and management staff in 2013.
(ii) The Voluntary Severance Scheme was offered to teaching and management staff in 2014.
(iii) The Voluntary Severance Scheme is being offered to teaching and management staff in 2015.
(e)
(i) No teaching and management staff were offered redundancies in 2013.
(ii) 3 teaching and management staff were offered redundancies in 2014.
(iii) 25 teaching and management staff were offered redundancies in 2015 to date.
(f)
(i) No teaching and management staff accepted redundancies in 2013.
(ii) 3 teaching and management staff accepted redundancies in 2014.
(iii) 15 teaching and management staff have accepted redundancies in 2015 to date.

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