❓ WA Parliamentary Question regarding the TAFE restructure, including campus locations, administration centres, governing board changes, and an alleged comment by the Minister. The Minister denies calling TAFE staff a parasitic burden, clarifying the comment referred to administrative structures.
AnsweredQoN 175Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
TAFE — RESTRUCTURE
175. Hon DARREN WEST to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Training and Workforce Development:
I refer to the new TAFE structure as
reported in The West Australian .
(1) Which campuses will be included
in each of the following regions —
(a) northern;
(b) central; and
(c) southern?
(2) Where will the administration
centre be located for each of the following regions —
(a) northern;
(b) central; and
(c) southern?
(3) Will there be
any changes to the current governing board arrangements; and, if so, what will those
changes be?
(4) Will the
minister apologise to affected TAFE staff for calling them a parasitic burden;
and, if not, why not?
175. Hon DARREN WEST to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Training and Workforce Development:
I refer to the new TAFE structure as
reported in The West Australian .
(1) Which campuses will be included
in each of the following regions —
(a) northern;
(b) central; and
(c) southern?
(2) Where will the administration
centre be located for each of the following regions —
(a) northern;
(b) central; and
(c) southern?
(3) Will there be
any changes to the current governing board arrangements; and, if so, what will those
changes be?
(4) Will the
minister apologise to affected TAFE staff for calling them a parasitic burden;
and, if not, why not?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the
honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) (a) In the
north regional TAFE will be Broome; Derby; Fitzroy Crossing; Halls Creek;
Karratha; Kununurra; Minurmarghali Mia, Roebourne; Newman; Pundulmurra,
Hedland; South Hedland; Tom Price; and Wyndham.
(b) In the
central regional TAFE will be Carnarvon; Exmouth; Geraldton, including Batavia
Coast Maritime Institute and Technology Park Campus; Kalgoorlie; Merredin;
Moora; Northam; and Wiluna.
(c) In the south
regional TAFE will be Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Collie, Denmark, Esperance,
Harvey, Katanning, Manjimup, Margaret River, Mt Barker and Narrogin.
(2) The locations of the
administration centres are yet to be decided.
(3) Five governing councils will be
appointed as the accountable authorities for the new colleges.
(4) The minister
did not refer to affected TAFE college staff as a parasitic burden. The comment
referred to the existing administrative structures and not to TAFE college
staff. The minister highly values the work of TAFE college staff and the
professional manner in which they operate.
honourable member for some notice of this question.
(1) (a) In the
north regional TAFE will be Broome; Derby; Fitzroy Crossing; Halls Creek;
Karratha; Kununurra; Minurmarghali Mia, Roebourne; Newman; Pundulmurra,
Hedland; South Hedland; Tom Price; and Wyndham.
(b) In the
central regional TAFE will be Carnarvon; Exmouth; Geraldton, including Batavia
Coast Maritime Institute and Technology Park Campus; Kalgoorlie; Merredin;
Moora; Northam; and Wiluna.
(c) In the south
regional TAFE will be Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Collie, Denmark, Esperance,
Harvey, Katanning, Manjimup, Margaret River, Mt Barker and Narrogin.
(2) The locations of the
administration centres are yet to be decided.
(3) Five governing councils will be
appointed as the accountable authorities for the new colleges.
(4) The minister
did not refer to affected TAFE college staff as a parasitic burden. The comment
referred to the existing administrative structures and not to TAFE college
staff. The minister highly values the work of TAFE college staff and the
professional manner in which they operate.
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