❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question on notice regarding the recruitment of teachers from interstate and internationally, including costs, incentives, and relocation packages. The answer provides details on advertising costs, incentives offered, and how relocation costs are managed within the Department's budget.
AnsweredQoN 5590Legislative Council
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(a) interstate; and
(b) international trips to recruit teachers?
(2) What is the current and budgeted cost of advertising to recruit -
(a) interstate; and
(b) internationally?
(3) What incentives and relocation packages are being offered to teachers recruited -
(a) interstate; and
(b) internationally?
(4) What amount has been budgeted to cover the incentives and relocation packages -
(a) interstate; and
(b) internationally?
(b) international trips to recruit teachers?
(2) What is the current and budgeted cost of advertising to recruit -
(a) interstate; and
(b) internationally?
(3) What incentives and relocation packages are being offered to teachers recruited -
(a) interstate; and
(b) internationally?
(4) What amount has been budgeted to cover the incentives and relocation packages -
(a) interstate; and
(b) internationally?
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Answered
18 February 2008
Responded by
Minister for Local Government representing the Minister for Education and Training
Response time
117 days
(1) This information is available from Parliament via the tabling of quarterly Travel by Ministers and Government Officers on Official Business Returns.
(2a) $65,129.50. Further interstate advertising has not yet been confirmed.
(b) $93,259.26. At this stage no further international advertising has been planned.
(3) The incentive for (a) interstate and (b) internationally recruited teachers is the same as that offered to teachers recruited in Western Australian (i.e. permanency, district allowances, Country Teacher Program and Remote Teacher Program).
The relocation package offered to teachers recruited from (a) interstate includes personal, furniture and chattel transport costs to Perth. Once in Perth (a) interstate and (b) international teachers access the same support as Western Australian teachers (i.e. personal, furniture and chattel transport costs) to the town to which they are appointed.
(4) The relocation costs for both (a) interstate and (b) international teachers are currently absorbed within the Department's Housing and Transport Unit's budget.
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(2a) $65,129.50. Further interstate advertising has not yet been confirmed.
(b) $93,259.26. At this stage no further international advertising has been planned.
(3) The incentive for (a) interstate and (b) internationally recruited teachers is the same as that offered to teachers recruited in Western Australian (i.e. permanency, district allowances, Country Teacher Program and Remote Teacher Program).
The relocation package offered to teachers recruited from (a) interstate includes personal, furniture and chattel transport costs to Perth. Once in Perth (a) interstate and (b) international teachers access the same support as Western Australian teachers (i.e. personal, furniture and chattel transport costs) to the town to which they are appointed.
(4) The relocation costs for both (a) interstate and (b) international teachers are currently absorbed within the Department's Housing and Transport Unit's budget.
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