❓ Hon Sue Ellery questions the termination of apprentices at South Metropolitan Health Service and their replacement with Work for the Dole recipients, inquiring about budget cuts and future apprenticeship commitments. The Minister requests the question be placed on notice due to time constraints in gathering the necessary data.
AnsweredQoN 557Legislative Council
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SOUTH METROPOLITAN HEALTH SERVICE — GROUP
TRAINING APPRENTICES — TERMINATION
557. Hon SUE ELLERY to the minister
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the termination last
year of three group training apprentices from work with the South Metropolitan
Health Service and the employment, in their place, of eight Work for the Dole
recipients.
(1) Were the
group training apprentices let go from the South Metropolitan Health Service
due to budget cuts forced on the department; and, if not, why were they
terminated?
(2) Why were
eight Work for the Dole recipients taken on by the South Metropolitan Health
Service after the termination of the apprentices and asked to undertake some of
the duties of an apprentice?
(3) Will the
Minister for Health now give a commitment to employ an appropriate number of
apprentices across the Department of Health in order to have a future
replacement number of skilled tradespeople?
TRAINING APPRENTICES — TERMINATION
557. Hon SUE ELLERY to the minister
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the termination last
year of three group training apprentices from work with the South Metropolitan
Health Service and the employment, in their place, of eight Work for the Dole
recipients.
(1) Were the
group training apprentices let go from the South Metropolitan Health Service
due to budget cuts forced on the department; and, if not, why were they
terminated?
(2) Why were
eight Work for the Dole recipients taken on by the South Metropolitan Health
Service after the termination of the apprentices and asked to undertake some of
the duties of an apprentice?
(3) Will the
Minister for Health now give a commitment to employ an appropriate number of
apprentices across the Department of Health in order to have a future
replacement number of skilled tradespeople?
AnswerView source ↗
On behalf of the Minister for
Planning representing the Minister for Health, I thank the member for some
notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The
data required to answer the member's questions needs to be manually
collated. The South Metropolitan Health Service is unable to respond within the
allocated time frame and, as such, I request that the member place this
question on notice.
(3) Apprentices
are employed or engaged by individual health service providers via group
training organisations as required. Decisions to recruit employees are needs
based and reflect the demand for services and skills. The WA Health system
collectively is one of the largest employers in the state and is committed to
ensuring that it has a reliable supply of future workers.
Planning representing the Minister for Health, I thank the member for some
notice of the question.
(1)–(2) The
data required to answer the member's questions needs to be manually
collated. The South Metropolitan Health Service is unable to respond within the
allocated time frame and, as such, I request that the member place this
question on notice.
(3) Apprentices
are employed or engaged by individual health service providers via group
training organisations as required. Decisions to recruit employees are needs
based and reflect the demand for services and skills. The WA Health system
collectively is one of the largest employers in the state and is committed to
ensuring that it has a reliable supply of future workers.
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