❓ Hon Ken Travers questions the Minister for Training and Workforce Development regarding job losses expected from TAFE college restructuring, focusing on the basis for job cut estimations and regional impacts. The Minister provides figures for anticipated reductions at each college but states no frontline teaching positions will be lost directly.
AnsweredQoN 109Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
TAFE COLLEGES — EMPLOYMENT
109. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Training and Workforce Development:
I refer to the 90 regional and 140
metropolitan jobs expected to be lost due to a cut in the number of TAFE
colleges.
(1) Can the minister table a list of
the jobs that are expected to be cut as a result of these changes?
(2) If no to (1), on what basis were
the estimated job cuts calculated?
(3) How many jobs are estimated to
be cut at each of the current colleges?
(4) Has any
estimate been undertaken of the multiplier effect on jobs in regional areas due
to the proposed local jobs cuts?
(5) If yes, what is the estimated
impact?
109. Hon KEN TRAVERS to the Leader of the
House representing the Minister for Training and Workforce Development:
I refer to the 90 regional and 140
metropolitan jobs expected to be lost due to a cut in the number of TAFE
colleges.
(1) Can the minister table a list of
the jobs that are expected to be cut as a result of these changes?
(2) If no to (1), on what basis were
the estimated job cuts calculated?
(3) How many jobs are estimated to
be cut at each of the current colleges?
(4) Has any
estimate been undertaken of the multiplier effect on jobs in regional areas due
to the proposed local jobs cuts?
(5) If yes, what is the estimated
impact?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of this question.
(1) No.
(2) The modelling
for the establishment of the new TAFE structure assumed that a reduced number
of colleges would deliver reductions in administration costs through
eliminating duplication of functions and reporting, increased operating
efficiencies and greater economies of scale. No frontline teaching positions
will be lost as a direct result of this project.
(3) The
anticipated reduction for each of the colleges under the new structure is:
North Metropolitan TAFE, 58; South Metropolitan TAFE, 80; North Regional TAFE,
25; Central Regional TAFE, 32; and South Regional TAFE, 35.
(4) No.
(5) Not applicable.
some notice of this question.
(1) No.
(2) The modelling
for the establishment of the new TAFE structure assumed that a reduced number
of colleges would deliver reductions in administration costs through
eliminating duplication of functions and reporting, increased operating
efficiencies and greater economies of scale. No frontline teaching positions
will be lost as a direct result of this project.
(3) The
anticipated reduction for each of the colleges under the new structure is:
North Metropolitan TAFE, 58; South Metropolitan TAFE, 80; North Regional TAFE,
25; Central Regional TAFE, 32; and South Regional TAFE, 35.
(4) No.
(5) Not applicable.
Explore WA Government Data
Search the full archive in the free dashboard, or query programmatically via API.
Explore more
Government Gazette
Appointments, regulatory notices, planning changes.
Hansard
Debates, questions, speeches and sentiment.
Tabled Papers
Reports and documents tabled in Parliament.
Committees
Committee profiles and recent reports.
Regulations
Subsidiary legislation with filters and summaries.
Bills
Proposed laws and parliamentary progress.
Acts
Current WA legislation and summaries.
Explanatory Memoranda
Bills with EMs (text/PDF) available.
Members
MP profiles, party breakdown and rankings.
Pollie Rankings
Data-driven rankings across 19 categories.
Amendment Chains
Track how schemes and regulations evolve over time.