❓ Mr. Rundle questions the Premier on how to attract TAFE educators given lower government pay compared to industry. The Premier highlights lifestyle benefits, enterprise bargaining, and increased TAFE investment.
AnsweredQoN 739Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
TAFE — STAFF
RECRUITMENT
739. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. Given that pay levels in industry are often so
much more attractive than those offered by government in regional Western
Australia, and given his response, how does the Premier propose to build the
pool of TAFE educators?
RECRUITMENT
739. Mr P.J. RUNDLE to the Premier:
I
have a supplementary question. Given that pay levels in industry are often so
much more attractive than those offered by government in regional Western
Australia, and given his response, how does the Premier propose to build the
pool of TAFE educators?
AnswerView source ↗
We recruit through the Department of
Training and Workforce Development in the normal ways. Often, a lot of people
who work in TAFE, as I outlined in my answer before, have had a career in
industry and want to undertake a different sort of life. It is often not about
having the income that, for instance, someone who works fly in, fly out might
have; it is a different lifestyle. A lot of people, as they get older, are
looking for a bit of a different lifestyle. We negotiate pay and conditions via
enterprise bargaining agreement processes. That is an ongoing process that is
conducted between the workforce or its representative and the state government.
It is done in that manner and I do not propose to interfere in that. I will say
that we have invested more in TAFE and put more effort into TAFE than any government in living memory. We have had
a massive decline in fees; massive investment in infrastructure , jobs
and skills centres opening up all over regional and city WA; and niche
industries like defence have been targeted—for instance, yesterday that
had an $18 million injection of funds. There has been a very successful period
of growth in TAFE that is getting Western Australians into the jobs of the
future.
Training and Workforce Development in the normal ways. Often, a lot of people
who work in TAFE, as I outlined in my answer before, have had a career in
industry and want to undertake a different sort of life. It is often not about
having the income that, for instance, someone who works fly in, fly out might
have; it is a different lifestyle. A lot of people, as they get older, are
looking for a bit of a different lifestyle. We negotiate pay and conditions via
enterprise bargaining agreement processes. That is an ongoing process that is
conducted between the workforce or its representative and the state government.
It is done in that manner and I do not propose to interfere in that. I will say
that we have invested more in TAFE and put more effort into TAFE than any government in living memory. We have had
a massive decline in fees; massive investment in infrastructure , jobs
and skills centres opening up all over regional and city WA; and niche
industries like defence have been targeted—for instance, yesterday that
had an $18 million injection of funds. There has been a very successful period
of growth in TAFE that is getting Western Australians into the jobs of the
future.
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