❓ Hon Martin Aldridge asks for a breakdown of the Regional Traineeship Program funding. The response details grant allocations to various Community Resource Centres and Shires, and explains why some applications were unsuccessful.

AnsweredQoN 2495Legislative Council

Asked

19 September 2019

Member

Portfolio

Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade

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I
refer to Legislative Council question on notice 2354, regarding the Regional Traineeship
Program, and I ask: (a) please
provide a full breakdown of the $2 million by funding recipient and other expenditure
if applicable; (b) were
any of the applicants not successful in their application; and (c) if
yes to (b): (i) which applicants were not successful; and (ii) on what grounds was each not successful?

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Answered

24 October 2019

Responded by

Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade

Response time

9 days

The previous traineeship program, the Western Australian Community Resource Centre Network (WACRN) traineeship program, closed on 19 September 2018. For the 2018/2019 financial year, Grant funds were also disbursed under the WACRN program. Some of the $2 million was utilised for the WACRN program before full transition to the RTP.
For the 2019/2020 financial year, the full $2 million is available for the RTP.
No administrative costs are attached to this funding budget.
Table 1 Regional Traineeship Grant – Successful Organisations grant allocations
Organisation
$
Organisation
$
Augusta Community Resource Centre (CRC)
30,000
Koorda CRC
30,000
Bencubbin CRC
30,000
Kulin CRC
30,000
Beverley CRC
30,000
Laverton CRC
30,000
Bidyadanga CRC
30,000
Moora CRC
30,000
Boddington CRC
30,000
Mukinbudin CRC
30,000
Boyup Brook CRC
30,000
Mullewa CRC
30,000
Bremer Bay CRC
30,000
Nannup CRC
30,000
Bridgetown CRC
30,000
Narrogin Shire
30,000
Bruce Rock CRC
30,000
Pingelly CRC
30,000
Capel Shire
30,000
Pingrup CRC
30,000
Carnamah Shire of
30,000
Pinjarra CRC
30,000
Chapman Valley Shire of
30,000
Southern Cross CRC
30,000
Collie Shire
30,000
Three Springs Shire
30,000
Coorow CRC
30,000
Tom Price CRC
30,000
Corrigin CRC
30,000
Wagin CRC
30,000
Cuballing Shire
30,000
Walpole CRC
30,000
Cue CRC
30,000
Wandering CRC
30,000
Cunderdin CRC
30,000
Waroona CRC
30,000
Denmark CRC
30,000
Wellstead CRC
30,000
Dongara CRC
30,000
West Arthur CRC
30,000
Dowerin CRC
30,000
Williams CRC
30,000
Dumbleyung CRC
30,000
Wongan Hills CRC
30,000
Esperance Shire
30,000
Woodanilling Shire
30,000
Exmouth Shire
30,000
Wyalkatchem CRC
30,000
Gingin CRC
30,000
Yarloop CRC
30,000
Katanning Hub CRC
30,000
Yongergnow-Ongerup CRC
30,000
Kellerberrin CRC
30,000
York CRC
30,000
Kondinin CRC
30,000
b) – c) Yes. As a result of the competitive funding round, seven applicants were not successful. Three of the applicants were not successful due to the funding available for the 2018-19 round being exhausted. The remaining four applicants were not successful due to shortcomings in the applications, including that the application did not link the type of traineeship to the needs of the community, contained little or no content, did not demonstrate how the trainee would be developed and mentored, or did not demonstrate how the traineeship would provide a robust experience.

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