Hon Donna Faragher asks the Minister for Education and Training about the number of students completing specific aged care certificate courses between 2017 and 2020. The Minister provides the requested data and notes fee reductions for some courses in 2020.

AnsweredQoN 711Legislative Council
Asked
14 September 2021
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Education and Training

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TAFE —
AGED CARE — CERTIFICATE COURSES
711. Hon DONNA FARAGHER to the Minister for Education and
Training:
For the years 2017, 2018, 2019 and
2020, what was the total number of students who completed —
(a) certificate III in individual
support (ageing);
(b) certificate III in individual support
(ageing, home and community);
(c) certificate III in individual
support (home and community); and
(d) certificate II in introduction to
aged care?

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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(a) The number of
students who completed a certificate III in individual support (ageing) in 2017
was 215; 018, 205; 2019, 537; and 2020, 503.
(b) The number of
students who completed a certificate III in individual support (ageing, home
and community) in 2017 was zero; 2018, zero; 2019, 16; and 2020, 130.
(c) The number of students who completed a certificate
III in individual support (home and community) in 2017 was 35; 2018, 22;
2019, 75; and 2020, 83.
(d) The number of
students who completed a certificate II in introduction to aged care in 2017
was zero; 2018, zero; 2019, zero; and 2020, 23.
I
note that fees for these courses have been reduced under the lower fees, local
skills initiative by 50 per cent for the certificate III in individual
support from January 2020, and 50 per cent for the certificate II in
introduction to aged care from January 2020.

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