❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the Minister's meetings with industry representatives and concerns about gender balance in TAFE training focus, with the Minister providing details of meetings and data on female participation in VET.
AnsweredQoN 1229Legislative Council
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I refer to the Minister’s recent media comments in relation to the new Department of Training and Workforce Development, and I ask -
(1) Has the Minister met with representatives from the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies since 23 September 2008?
(2) If yes to (1), what were the dates, attendees and subjects of discussion?
(3) Has the Minister met with representatives of the Chamber of Minerals of Energy since 23 September 2008?
(4) If yes to (3), what were the dates, attendees and subjects of discussion?
(5) Has the Minister met with representatives of the Master Gentleman's Hairdresser's Association of Western Australia or the Master Ladies Hairdressers Association of Western Australia since 23 September 2008?
(6) If yes to (5), what were the dates, attendees and subjects of discussion?
(7) Does the Minister believe there is a danger that the newly re-badged TAFE Colleges will follow his lead and focus on the traditionally male-dominated industries at the expense of traditionally female dominated industries, which may also have severe skill shortages?
(1) Has the Minister met with representatives from the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies since 23 September 2008?
(2) If yes to (1), what were the dates, attendees and subjects of discussion?
(3) Has the Minister met with representatives of the Chamber of Minerals of Energy since 23 September 2008?
(4) If yes to (3), what were the dates, attendees and subjects of discussion?
(5) Has the Minister met with representatives of the Master Gentleman's Hairdresser's Association of Western Australia or the Master Ladies Hairdressers Association of Western Australia since 23 September 2008?
(6) If yes to (5), what were the dates, attendees and subjects of discussion?
(7) Does the Minister believe there is a danger that the newly re-badged TAFE Colleges will follow his lead and focus on the traditionally male-dominated industries at the expense of traditionally female dominated industries, which may also have severe skill shortages?
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Answered
12 November 2009
Responded by
Minister for Training
Response time
49 days
(1) No
(2) N/A
(3) Yes
(4) 23 October 2008, with Jason Banks, Kathryn Barrie, Reg Howard-Smith, Kim Horne and Nicole Roocke regarding State Growth Strategy, the Industry Training Initiative and the BCITF.
31 August 2009, with Reg Howard Smith, Nicole Roocke, Paul Frewer, Aileen Murrell, Kim Horne, Greg Lilleyman, Ian Ashby, Jimmy Wilson, Nick Bowen and Rob Cove regarding energy and training policy issues.
(5) No
(6) N/A
(7) Skill shortages are not gender specific and they relate to both male and female dominated occupations.
In 2008, females represented 45% of all publicly funded VET clients.
The gender distribution of enrolments in training tends to mirror the gendered distribution of employment by industry.
Female enrolments are above average in the following occupational groups: Community Services, Health and Education (82.6% of all enrolments are female); and Sales and Personal Service (88.6%); Business and Clerical (69.0%) and Tourism and Hospitality (64.7%).
Combined, these areas accounted for over a third of all (34.7%) of all publicly funded training in 2008. When planning for publicly funded training, delivery is primarily focused towards areas forecast to experience strong employment growth in the workforce and this allocation reflects the forecast growth for many of the related occupations.
Males tend to dominate enrolments in Automotive, Building and Construction, Engineering and Mining, Utilities, Transport and Storage and Process Manufacturing. However, women's enrolments in these areas grew by 22.0% between 2007 and 2008.
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(2) N/A
(3) Yes
(4) 23 October 2008, with Jason Banks, Kathryn Barrie, Reg Howard-Smith, Kim Horne and Nicole Roocke regarding State Growth Strategy, the Industry Training Initiative and the BCITF.
31 August 2009, with Reg Howard Smith, Nicole Roocke, Paul Frewer, Aileen Murrell, Kim Horne, Greg Lilleyman, Ian Ashby, Jimmy Wilson, Nick Bowen and Rob Cove regarding energy and training policy issues.
(5) No
(6) N/A
(7) Skill shortages are not gender specific and they relate to both male and female dominated occupations.
In 2008, females represented 45% of all publicly funded VET clients.
The gender distribution of enrolments in training tends to mirror the gendered distribution of employment by industry.
Female enrolments are above average in the following occupational groups: Community Services, Health and Education (82.6% of all enrolments are female); and Sales and Personal Service (88.6%); Business and Clerical (69.0%) and Tourism and Hospitality (64.7%).
Combined, these areas accounted for over a third of all (34.7%) of all publicly funded training in 2008. When planning for publicly funded training, delivery is primarily focused towards areas forecast to experience strong employment growth in the workforce and this allocation reflects the forecast growth for many of the related occupations.
Males tend to dominate enrolments in Automotive, Building and Construction, Engineering and Mining, Utilities, Transport and Storage and Process Manufacturing. However, women's enrolments in these areas grew by 22.0% between 2007 and 2008.
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