A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the status of a pilot project and the tabling of a teachers' resource kit related to multicultural interests. The Minister indicates the pilot project has been replaced with integration into the DET syllabus, expected in the first half of 2007, and the resource kit is not yet available for tabling.

AnsweredQoN 804Legislative Council
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21 September 2006

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STATE BUDGET - PREMIER AND CABINET, DIVISION 3, PAGE 97 - MAJOR INITIATIVES FOR 2006-07
I refer to the answer to question on notice 3521. (1) Has the pilot project referred to been completed? (2) If no to (1), when will it be completed? (3) Is the minister now in a position to table a copy of the teachers’ resource kit? (4) If no to (3), when will a copy be tabled? Hon ADELE FARINA

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.  The Office of Multicultural Interests advises as follows - (1)-(2) The Office of Multicultural Interests and the Department of Education and Training have decided to develop material from the kit for inclusion into a program of learning to be made available to teachers through the DET syllabus development and resources directorate rather than to progress it as a pilot.  It is anticipated that this will occur in the first half of 2007. (3)-(4) No.
(1) Has the pilot project referred to been completed? (2) If no to (1), when will it be completed? (3) Is the minister now in a position to table a copy of the teachers’ resource kit? (4) If no to (3), when will a copy be tabled? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.  The Office of Multicultural Interests advises as follows - (1)-(2) The Office of Multicultural Interests and the Department of Education and Training have decided to develop material from the kit for inclusion into a program of learning to be made available to teachers through the DET syllabus development and resources directorate rather than to progress it as a pilot.  It is anticipated that this will occur in the first half of 2007. (3)-(4) No.
(2) If no to (1), when will it be completed? (3) Is the minister now in a position to table a copy of the teachers’ resource kit? (4) If no to (3), when will a copy be tabled? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.  The Office of Multicultural Interests advises as follows - (1)-(2) The Office of Multicultural Interests and the Department of Education and Training have decided to develop material from the kit for inclusion into a program of learning to be made available to teachers through the DET syllabus development and resources directorate rather than to progress it as a pilot.  It is anticipated that this will occur in the first half of 2007. (3)-(4) No.
(3) Is the minister now in a position to table a copy of the teachers’ resource kit? (4) If no to (3), when will a copy be tabled? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.  The Office of Multicultural Interests advises as follows - (1)-(2) The Office of Multicultural Interests and the Department of Education and Training have decided to develop material from the kit for inclusion into a program of learning to be made available to teachers through the DET syllabus development and resources directorate rather than to progress it as a pilot.  It is anticipated that this will occur in the first half of 2007. (3)-(4) No.
(4) If no to (3), when will a copy be tabled? Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.  The Office of Multicultural Interests advises as follows - (1)-(2) The Office of Multicultural Interests and the Department of Education and Training have decided to develop material from the kit for inclusion into a program of learning to be made available to teachers through the DET syllabus development and resources directorate rather than to progress it as a pilot.  It is anticipated that this will occur in the first half of 2007. (3)-(4) No.
Hon ADELE FARINA replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.  The Office of Multicultural Interests advises as follows - (1)-(2) The Office of Multicultural Interests and the Department of Education and Training have decided to develop material from the kit for inclusion into a program of learning to be made available to teachers through the DET syllabus development and resources directorate rather than to progress it as a pilot.  It is anticipated that this will occur in the first half of 2007. (3)-(4) No.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question.  The Office of Multicultural Interests advises as follows - (1)-(2) The Office of Multicultural Interests and the Department of Education and Training have decided to develop material from the kit for inclusion into a program of learning to be made available to teachers through the DET syllabus development and resources directorate rather than to progress it as a pilot.  It is anticipated that this will occur in the first half of 2007. (3)-(4) No.
(1)-(2) The Office of Multicultural Interests and the Department of Education and Training have decided to develop material from the kit for inclusion into a program of learning to be made available to teachers through the DET syllabus development and resources directorate rather than to progress it as a pilot.  It is anticipated that this will occur in the first half of 2007. (3)-(4) No.
(3)-(4) No.

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