❓ Hon Adele Farina questions the Minister for Education regarding VET funding and course offerings in South West schools, teacher upskilling, and the VET working group. The Minister provides some information, refers to a tabled paper, and cites Cabinet confidentiality for withholding certain details.
AnsweredQoN 3207Legislative Council
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(1) I refer to the Minister's answer to question without notice No. 481, asked by Hon Sue Ellery on 6 May 2015, and I ask how much additional funding was provided to each school in the South West region for the up skilling of teachers to deliver Vocational Education and Training (VET)? (2) For each high school in the South West region, what Certificate II courses are being provided for the Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE)? (3) For each South West high school, how does this compare with VET courses provided in 2013-14? (4) What issues have been brought to the attention of the high-level cross sector and cross agency VET working group since its establishment? (5) Will the Minister table the minutes of the VET working group? (6) If no to (5), why not?
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Answered
9 September 2015
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
85 days
1. In 2014, funding for the up-skilling of teachers to deliver Vocational Education and Training (VET) was allocated through an application process to the Department of Education. Schools in the South West Education region received a total of $59,847.
In 2015, all VET funding to schools is part of the VET Targeted Initiative in the
Student-Centred Funding Model (SCFM). The additional funding provided to schools in the VET Targeted Initiative is for additional staffing costs associated with workplace and off-site programs; auspicing partnerships with Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) for the delivery of VET certificates to their students; and the provision of teacher training.
The SCFM allows schools make their own decisions based on their own needs in allocating the funding to support their VET delivery, including the amount allocated for up-skilling teachers to deliver VET.
2. - 3. Please refer to Tabled Paper.
4. - 6. The information from the VET working group is subject to Cabinet confidentiality and will not be disclosed.
In 2015, all VET funding to schools is part of the VET Targeted Initiative in the
Student-Centred Funding Model (SCFM). The additional funding provided to schools in the VET Targeted Initiative is for additional staffing costs associated with workplace and off-site programs; auspicing partnerships with Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) for the delivery of VET certificates to their students; and the provision of teacher training.
The SCFM allows schools make their own decisions based on their own needs in allocating the funding to support their VET delivery, including the amount allocated for up-skilling teachers to deliver VET.
2. - 3. Please refer to Tabled Paper.
4. - 6. The information from the VET working group is subject to Cabinet confidentiality and will not be disclosed.
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