❓ Question regarding potential TAFE college restructuring in WA and the availability of related reports. The Minister acknowledges submissions but defers to the Premier's task force, promising future access to submissions.
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TAFE COLLEGES, PROPOSAL TO RESTRUCTURE
TAFE colleges are an important part of regional Western Australia, in terms of both educational opportunities and employment of staff. (1) Has the minister’s office or his department received any reports on proposals to restructure TAFE colleges in Western Australia? (2) If so, will the minister table those reports? (3) If not, will the minister make public the details of those reports for community comment before any decisions are implemented? Mr KOBELKE
TAFE colleges are an important part of regional Western Australia, in terms of both educational opportunities and employment of staff. (1) Has the minister’s office or his department received any reports on proposals to restructure TAFE colleges in Western Australia? (2) If so, will the minister table those reports? (3) If not, will the minister make public the details of those reports for community comment before any decisions are implemented? Mr KOBELKE
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(1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
(1) Has the minister’s office or his department received any reports on proposals to restructure TAFE colleges in Western Australia? (2) If so, will the minister table those reports? (3) If not, will the minister make public the details of those reports for community comment before any decisions are implemented? Mr KOBELKE replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
(2) If so, will the minister table those reports? (3) If not, will the minister make public the details of those reports for community comment before any decisions are implemented? Mr KOBELKE replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
(3) If not, will the minister make public the details of those reports for community comment before any decisions are implemented? Mr KOBELKE replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
Mr KOBELKE replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
(1) Has the minister’s office or his department received any reports on proposals to restructure TAFE colleges in Western Australia? (2) If so, will the minister table those reports? (3) If not, will the minister make public the details of those reports for community comment before any decisions are implemented? Mr KOBELKE replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
(2) If so, will the minister table those reports? (3) If not, will the minister make public the details of those reports for community comment before any decisions are implemented? Mr KOBELKE replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
(3) If not, will the minister make public the details of those reports for community comment before any decisions are implemented? Mr KOBELKE replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
Mr KOBELKE replied: (1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
(1)-(3) I thank the member for his question, and particularly his leading comments about the importance of TAFE training in regional Western Australia. It certainly is very important to open up opportunities for young people in regional Western Australia to gain the initial training so that they can become full members of our community and take up trades and other areas of employment. The task force looking at the machinery of government is the responsibility of the Premier, and it has been working for some time. I am very pleased that a number of college councils have drafted submissions. Some of those submissions, if not all, have come to me, as one would expect, and I have taken note of them. The submissions have gone to the task force for the machinery of government. It is considering those matters, and will put them in a report that will come to the Premier, and the Premier and Cabinet will make decisions which will be implemented. It is not my position to say what is the situation in this matter. Care needs to be taken that fear mongering does not occur. My personal position is that there should not be any diminution of standards of training in regional Western Australia. I am not suggesting the member is fear mongering, but Parliament should avoid creating fear in the community that some changes are afoot. I thank all the colleges that have made submissions on the structure of technical training in Western Australia. They will be considered by the task force and in due course announcements will be made and access given for people who wish to examine the submissions.
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