❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Productivity Places Program and its impact on apprenticeships and traineeships in WA, particularly concerning higher-level training and the government's budget allocation for the training sector. The Minister's answer provides targets and defends the government's investment.
AnsweredQoN 1252Legislative Council
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I refer to media reports highlighting concerns that the Productivity Places Program, of which this Government is a participant, is failing to provide for higher-level training places for apprenticeships and traineeships, and ask -
(1) What is the estimated number of new apprenticeships to be created in 2009-10 in Western Australia?
(2) What is the estimated number of new traineeships, Certificate III and above, to be created in 2009-10 in Western Australia?
(3) In the light of the emerging information that most enrolments as result of this program have been for low-skilled courses, will the Minister revise down his estimate of the number of apprenticeships and traineeships his Government will be able to create this year?
(4) Will the Minister admit that short-changing the training sector in the 2009-10 State Budget, and wasting money on creating the new Department of Training and Workforce Development, will not do anything to create extra higher-skilled training places?
(1) What is the estimated number of new apprenticeships to be created in 2009-10 in Western Australia?
(2) What is the estimated number of new traineeships, Certificate III and above, to be created in 2009-10 in Western Australia?
(3) In the light of the emerging information that most enrolments as result of this program have been for low-skilled courses, will the Minister revise down his estimate of the number of apprenticeships and traineeships his Government will be able to create this year?
(4) Will the Minister admit that short-changing the training sector in the 2009-10 State Budget, and wasting money on creating the new Department of Training and Workforce Development, will not do anything to create extra higher-skilled training places?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 November 2009
Responded by
Minister for Training
Response time
35 days
(1-3) In the Government's training plan Training WA, we have set a target for an increase of 219 apprentices and trainees in training between 2008 and 2009 and a further increase of 1200 apprentices and trainees in training between 2009 and 2010. This is equivalent to an additional 700 apprentices and trainees in training over the period 2009-2010 compared to the period 2008-2009.
I am currently reviewing these targets in response to the recent developments in the mining and resources industries, such as the Gorgon project, and expect that the apprenticeship and traineeship targets will be increased.
Consistent with Training WA's focus on increasing the number of training places in higher level qualifications, it is expected that almost 80% of additional trainees in training will be at Certificate III level or above.
Western Australia introduced, as part of the Productivity Places Program, higher level traineeships for existing workers at Certificate IV and above in 2008. By August 2009, there were 2 311 such trainees in training compared to 140 in July 2008.
(4) There has been no short changing of the training sector in the 2009-2010 budget. As previously announced the Western Australian Government injected an additional $47.4m into the training system as part of the economic stimulus package. This was essential to ensure that the State's training effort remained strong in the face of the global economic downturn and has set the foundation to provide the higher-skilled training required to support the economic recovery in Western Australia.
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I am currently reviewing these targets in response to the recent developments in the mining and resources industries, such as the Gorgon project, and expect that the apprenticeship and traineeship targets will be increased.
Consistent with Training WA's focus on increasing the number of training places in higher level qualifications, it is expected that almost 80% of additional trainees in training will be at Certificate III level or above.
Western Australia introduced, as part of the Productivity Places Program, higher level traineeships for existing workers at Certificate IV and above in 2008. By August 2009, there were 2 311 such trainees in training compared to 140 in July 2008.
(4) There has been no short changing of the training sector in the 2009-2010 budget. As previously announced the Western Australian Government injected an additional $47.4m into the training system as part of the economic stimulus package. This was essential to ensure that the State's training effort remained strong in the face of the global economic downturn and has set the foundation to provide the higher-skilled training required to support the economic recovery in Western Australia.
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