❓ A parliamentary question addresses the proposed amalgamation of the Curriculum Council and the Department of Education and Training, focusing on the timeline, cost savings, and consultation with non-government schools. The Minister clarifies the Council's autonomy, shared corporate services, projected savings, and ongoing consultation.
AnsweredQoN 719Legislative Council
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I refer to the minister’s plans to amalgamate the Curriculum Council of Western Australia and the Department of Education and Training. (1) When will this amalgamation take effect? (2) What annual savings will result from the amalgamation? (3) What consultation has the minister had with the non-government school sector? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD
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I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(1) When will this amalgamation take effect? (2) What annual savings will result from the amalgamation? (3) What consultation has the minister had with the non-government school sector? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(2) What annual savings will result from the amalgamation? (3) What consultation has the minister had with the non-government school sector? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(3) What consultation has the minister had with the non-government school sector? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(1) When will this amalgamation take effect? (2) What annual savings will result from the amalgamation? (3) What consultation has the minister had with the non-government school sector? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(2) What annual savings will result from the amalgamation? (3) What consultation has the minister had with the non-government school sector? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(3) What consultation has the minister had with the non-government school sector? Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
Hon GRAHAM GIFFARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
I thank the member for some notice of the question. The minister has provided the following response - (1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(1) The Curriculum Council will retain its autonomy under the Curriculum Council Act 1997 and will not itself be amalgamated with the Department of Education and Training. Corporate services will be shared across the education portfolio. This means that the secretariat of the council will be employed by the Department of Education and Training. Processes to effect this will be ongoing over the next 18 months. (2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(2) There will be savings across the education portfolio of $30 million over the next two financial years. Savings will be created through efficiencies in corporate services and will be reallocated by the Government to operational priorities across the education portfolio. (3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
(3) Consultation has been undertaken with the non-government school sector through the Curriculum Council and its committees, and this is ongoing.
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