❓ Hon George Cash questions the Minister for Education and Training regarding proposed incentives for interstate and overseas teachers. The response indicates that no such incentives are currently available.
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TEACHER RECRUITMENT — INTERSTATE AND OVERSEAS
The Minister for Education and Training has proposed that some interstate and overseas-qualified teachers receive special incentives, including a one-off payment to encourage them to join the teaching staff of the Department of Education and Training. (1) Will the minister provide the criteria for such incentives and payments? (2) What is the monetary value of these special incentives, including the one-off payment? (3) Is it intended that interstate or overseas-qualified teachers be paid salaries greater than current teachers; and, if so, how much greater? (4) Will these special incentives create a two-tiered payment system for interstate or overseas-qualified teachers, compared with WA-qualified teachers? (5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
The Minister for Education and Training has proposed that some interstate and overseas-qualified teachers receive special incentives, including a one-off payment to encourage them to join the teaching staff of the Department of Education and Training. (1) Will the minister provide the criteria for such incentives and payments? (2) What is the monetary value of these special incentives, including the one-off payment? (3) Is it intended that interstate or overseas-qualified teachers be paid salaries greater than current teachers; and, if so, how much greater? (4) Will these special incentives create a two-tiered payment system for interstate or overseas-qualified teachers, compared with WA-qualified teachers? (5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(1) Will the minister provide the criteria for such incentives and payments? (2) What is the monetary value of these special incentives, including the one-off payment? (3) Is it intended that interstate or overseas-qualified teachers be paid salaries greater than current teachers; and, if so, how much greater? (4) Will these special incentives create a two-tiered payment system for interstate or overseas-qualified teachers, compared with WA-qualified teachers? (5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(2) What is the monetary value of these special incentives, including the one-off payment? (3) Is it intended that interstate or overseas-qualified teachers be paid salaries greater than current teachers; and, if so, how much greater? (4) Will these special incentives create a two-tiered payment system for interstate or overseas-qualified teachers, compared with WA-qualified teachers? (5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(3) Is it intended that interstate or overseas-qualified teachers be paid salaries greater than current teachers; and, if so, how much greater? (4) Will these special incentives create a two-tiered payment system for interstate or overseas-qualified teachers, compared with WA-qualified teachers? (5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(4) Will these special incentives create a two-tiered payment system for interstate or overseas-qualified teachers, compared with WA-qualified teachers? (5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(2)-(5) Not applicable.
(1) Will the minister provide the criteria for such incentives and payments? (2) What is the monetary value of these special incentives, including the one-off payment? (3) Is it intended that interstate or overseas-qualified teachers be paid salaries greater than current teachers; and, if so, how much greater? (4) Will these special incentives create a two-tiered payment system for interstate or overseas-qualified teachers, compared with WA-qualified teachers? (5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(2) What is the monetary value of these special incentives, including the one-off payment? (3) Is it intended that interstate or overseas-qualified teachers be paid salaries greater than current teachers; and, if so, how much greater? (4) Will these special incentives create a two-tiered payment system for interstate or overseas-qualified teachers, compared with WA-qualified teachers? (5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(3) Is it intended that interstate or overseas-qualified teachers be paid salaries greater than current teachers; and, if so, how much greater? (4) Will these special incentives create a two-tiered payment system for interstate or overseas-qualified teachers, compared with WA-qualified teachers? (5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(4) Will these special incentives create a two-tiered payment system for interstate or overseas-qualified teachers, compared with WA-qualified teachers? (5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(5) How many interstate or overseas-qualified teachers have joined the teaching staff of the Western Australian Department of Education and Training as a result of these special incentives in the past three months? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. On behalf of the Minister for Education and Training, I provide the following response – (1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(1) No special incentives are available. (2)-(5) Not applicable.
(2)-(5) Not applicable.
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