Question on Notice regarding the number of funded apprenticeship and traineeship places for the 2010-11 financial year. The Minister's response is vague, stating funding is a 'moveable feast'.

AnsweredQoN 269Legislative Council
Asked
20 May 2010
Portfolio
Training and Workforce Development

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APPRENTICESHIPS AND TRAINEESHIPS — 2010–11 FUNDING
I have a question without notice of which some notice has been given—no, it has not, it is without notice! I was starting to get a bit generous! Hon Ken Travers : It does not matter whether you have given notice! Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member is right, it will make no difference as the minister never knows the answer. (1) How many apprenticeship places are funded for the 2010–11 financial year? (2) How many traineeship places are funded for the 2010–11 financial year? Hon PETER COLLIER

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) Funding is a moveable feast, as Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich knows. It is not that I do not know; I can assure the member. We fund places on a constant basis, as it has always been. We have just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand trainees and apprentices. We will move through and look at the profile on a regular basis. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : How many apprenticeship places? You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : This is no different from any other time. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
Hon Ken Travers : It does not matter whether you have given notice! Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member is right, it will make no difference as the minister never knows the answer. (1) How many apprenticeship places are funded for the 2010–11 financial year? (2) How many traineeship places are funded for the 2010–11 financial year? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) Funding is a moveable feast, as Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich knows. It is not that I do not know; I can assure the member. We fund places on a constant basis, as it has always been. We have just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand trainees and apprentices. We will move through and look at the profile on a regular basis. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : How many apprenticeship places? You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : This is no different from any other time. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH : The member is right, it will make no difference as the minister never knows the answer. (1) How many apprenticeship places are funded for the 2010–11 financial year? (2) How many traineeship places are funded for the 2010–11 financial year? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) Funding is a moveable feast, as Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich knows. It is not that I do not know; I can assure the member. We fund places on a constant basis, as it has always been. We have just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand trainees and apprentices. We will move through and look at the profile on a regular basis. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : How many apprenticeship places? You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : This is no different from any other time. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
(1) How many apprenticeship places are funded for the 2010–11 financial year? (2) How many traineeship places are funded for the 2010–11 financial year? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) Funding is a moveable feast, as Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich knows. It is not that I do not know; I can assure the member. We fund places on a constant basis, as it has always been. We have just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand trainees and apprentices. We will move through and look at the profile on a regular basis. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : How many apprenticeship places? You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : This is no different from any other time. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
(2) How many traineeship places are funded for the 2010–11 financial year? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) Funding is a moveable feast, as Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich knows. It is not that I do not know; I can assure the member. We fund places on a constant basis, as it has always been. We have just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand trainees and apprentices. We will move through and look at the profile on a regular basis. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : How many apprenticeship places? You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : This is no different from any other time. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) Funding is a moveable feast, as Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich knows. It is not that I do not know; I can assure the member. We fund places on a constant basis, as it has always been. We have just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand trainees and apprentices. We will move through and look at the profile on a regular basis. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : How many apprenticeship places? You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : This is no different from any other time. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1)-(2) Funding is a moveable feast, as Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich knows. It is not that I do not know; I can assure the member. We fund places on a constant basis, as it has always been. We have just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand trainees and apprentices. We will move through and look at the profile on a regular basis. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : How many apprenticeship places? You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : This is no different from any other time. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
(1)-(2) Funding is a moveable feast, as Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich knows. It is not that I do not know; I can assure the member. We fund places on a constant basis, as it has always been. We have just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand trainees and apprentices. We will move through and look at the profile on a regular basis. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : How many apprenticeship places? You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : This is no different from any other time. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : How many apprenticeship places? You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : This is no different from any other time. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
Hon PETER COLLIER : This is no different from any other time. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich : You don’t know. Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.
Hon PETER COLLIER : I do know, and what I am saying right now is that it is a moveable feast. We have literally just allocated another $19 million for another seven and a half thousand apprentices and trainees.

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