❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the TAFEWA colleges name change strategy, including costs, timelines and rationale. The Minister's response provides details on colleges that have changed names, associated costs, and the non-mandatory nature of the strategy.
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TAFEWA COLLEGES — NAME CHANGES
I refer to the minister’s announcement of 25 November 2009 about the Swan TAFE college’s name change to Polytechnic West. (1) Which other TAFE colleges have changed their name to date and what have they changed their name to? (2) What is the estimated cost of the name change for each of these TAFE colleges? (3) When is the rollout of the TAFE name change strategy due to be finalised? (4) How will the TAFE name change strategy provide colleges with greater autonomy and opportunity to become more flexible, innovative and effective in a competitive marketplace, given that each TAFE college already had a different name ? Hon PETER COLLIER
I refer to the minister’s announcement of 25 November 2009 about the Swan TAFE college’s name change to Polytechnic West. (1) Which other TAFE colleges have changed their name to date and what have they changed their name to? (2) What is the estimated cost of the name change for each of these TAFE colleges? (3) When is the rollout of the TAFE name change strategy due to be finalised? (4) How will the TAFE name change strategy provide colleges with greater autonomy and opportunity to become more flexible, innovative and effective in a competitive marketplace, given that each TAFE college already had a different name ? Hon PETER COLLIER
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(1) Which other TAFE colleges have changed their name to date and what have they changed their name to? (2) What is the estimated cost of the name change for each of these TAFE colleges? (3) When is the rollout of the TAFE name change strategy due to be finalised? (4) How will the TAFE name change strategy provide colleges with greater autonomy and opportunity to become more flexible, innovative and effective in a competitive marketplace, given that each TAFE college already had a different name ? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(2) What is the estimated cost of the name change for each of these TAFE colleges? (3) When is the rollout of the TAFE name change strategy due to be finalised? (4) How will the TAFE name change strategy provide colleges with greater autonomy and opportunity to become more flexible, innovative and effective in a competitive marketplace, given that each TAFE college already had a different name ? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(3) When is the rollout of the TAFE name change strategy due to be finalised? (4) How will the TAFE name change strategy provide colleges with greater autonomy and opportunity to become more flexible, innovative and effective in a competitive marketplace, given that each TAFE college already had a different name ? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(4) How will the TAFE name change strategy provide colleges with greater autonomy and opportunity to become more flexible, innovative and effective in a competitive marketplace, given that each TAFE college already had a different name ? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(1) Which other TAFE colleges have changed their name to date and what have they changed their name to? (2) What is the estimated cost of the name change for each of these TAFE colleges? (3) When is the rollout of the TAFE name change strategy due to be finalised? (4) How will the TAFE name change strategy provide colleges with greater autonomy and opportunity to become more flexible, innovative and effective in a competitive marketplace, given that each TAFE college already had a different name ? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(2) What is the estimated cost of the name change for each of these TAFE colleges? (3) When is the rollout of the TAFE name change strategy due to be finalised? (4) How will the TAFE name change strategy provide colleges with greater autonomy and opportunity to become more flexible, innovative and effective in a competitive marketplace, given that each TAFE college already had a different name ? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(3) When is the rollout of the TAFE name change strategy due to be finalised? (4) How will the TAFE name change strategy provide colleges with greater autonomy and opportunity to become more flexible, innovative and effective in a competitive marketplace, given that each TAFE college already had a different name ? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(4) How will the TAFE name change strategy provide colleges with greater autonomy and opportunity to become more flexible, innovative and effective in a competitive marketplace, given that each TAFE college already had a different name ? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(1) West Coast TAFE has changed its name to West Coast Institute of Training; Central TAFE has changed its name to Central Institute of Technology; and Challenger TAFE has changed its name to Challenger Institute of Technology. (2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(2) West Coast Institute of Training has estimated that it has spent $7 000 to date; Central Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $16 000 to date; and Challenger Institute of Technology has estimated that it has spent $1 000 to date. (3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(3) All TAFE colleges are currently considering potential name changes. There is no specific deadline for any TAFE college to change its name, nor is it mandatory for any TAFE college to change its name. (4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
(4) Colleges have been given the opportunity to develop their own identity and brand based on their strategic directions.
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