❓ A parliamentary question criticises the Minister for Training and Workforce Development, accusing them of misrepresenting an 'issues paper' as a comprehensive workforce development plan and questioning the timeliness of the government's response to anticipated skills shortages.
AnsweredQoN 2015Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Minister’s comment in
The
West Australian
newspaper of 13 January 2010, that the Government had ‘launched a workforce development plan with industry six weeks ago’, and ask -
(1) Is this document referred to an issues paper and not a workforce development plan?
(2) Will the Minister admit that his issues paper sets out a timeline to produce a final report in October 2010 at the earliest?
(3) Given that the business community expect skills shortages well within this year, will the Minister admit that his leisurely approach to producing a workforce development plan is inadequate and will be too late to assist industry when it most needs it?
(4) Will the Minister apologise to readers of
The
West Australian
newspaper, and the Western Australian public, for misrepresenting his issues paper as a workforce development plan?
The
West Australian
newspaper of 13 January 2010, that the Government had ‘launched a workforce development plan with industry six weeks ago’, and ask -
(1) Is this document referred to an issues paper and not a workforce development plan?
(2) Will the Minister admit that his issues paper sets out a timeline to produce a final report in October 2010 at the earliest?
(3) Given that the business community expect skills shortages well within this year, will the Minister admit that his leisurely approach to producing a workforce development plan is inadequate and will be too late to assist industry when it most needs it?
(4) Will the Minister apologise to readers of
The
West Australian
newspaper, and the Western Australian public, for misrepresenting his issues paper as a workforce development plan?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
4 May 2010
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
42 days
(1 - 4) I announced a comprehensive approach to workforce development including the creation of the Department of Training and Workforce Development.
The final report was due in October 2010 however the process has been fast tracked and I expect the report significantly sooner.
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The final report was due in October 2010 however the process has been fast tracked and I expect the report significantly sooner.
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