❓ Hon. Sophia Moermond inquires about the Minister's awareness of a medicinal cannabis cultivation course in Victoria and whether WA TAFEs plan to offer a similar course. The Minister confirms awareness and notes the course is eligible for funding but not currently offered in WA.
AnsweredQoN 53Legislative Council
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TAFE — MEDICAL
CANNABIS
53. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Training and Workforce Development:
I refer to the Federation TAFE in
Ballarat, Victoria, which recently announced a partnership to provide Australia's
first nationally accredited training course in medicinal cannabis cultivation
and production, ensuring that Victoria will have a strong foothold in reaping
the benefits of the medicinal cannabis industry.
(1) Is the minister aware of this
training course on the cultivation of medicinal cannabis?
(2) Are there any plans to hold this
course at a Western Australian TAFE?
(3) If not, does the minister
consider this as a training opportunity for Western Australians?
CANNABIS
53. Hon SOPHIA MOERMOND to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Training and Workforce Development:
I refer to the Federation TAFE in
Ballarat, Victoria, which recently announced a partnership to provide Australia's
first nationally accredited training course in medicinal cannabis cultivation
and production, ensuring that Victoria will have a strong foothold in reaping
the benefits of the medicinal cannabis industry.
(1) Is the minister aware of this
training course on the cultivation of medicinal cannabis?
(2) Are there any plans to hold this
course at a Western Australian TAFE?
(3) If not, does the minister
consider this as a training opportunity for Western Australians?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question.
The following answer has been
provided to me by the Minister for Training and Workforce Development.
(1) Yes. The
training course that is to be offered by Federation TAFE in 2024, AHC33920
certificate III in medicinal cannabis
cultivation and production, is on Western Australia's 2024 priority
industry qualification list and is eligible for publicly funded
training.
(2)–(3) Information
available on the national register of vocational education and training
suggests that no training providers in Western Australia or nationally
currently have this qualification on scope for training delivery. The decision
to offer a training course by a training provider is dependent on the
curriculum and teaching capacity and the demonstrated needs of prospective
students.
of the question.
The following answer has been
provided to me by the Minister for Training and Workforce Development.
(1) Yes. The
training course that is to be offered by Federation TAFE in 2024, AHC33920
certificate III in medicinal cannabis
cultivation and production, is on Western Australia's 2024 priority
industry qualification list and is eligible for publicly funded
training.
(2)–(3) Information
available on the national register of vocational education and training
suggests that no training providers in Western Australia or nationally
currently have this qualification on scope for training delivery. The decision
to offer a training course by a training provider is dependent on the
curriculum and teaching capacity and the demonstrated needs of prospective
students.
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