❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses potential cuts to recreation and community education courses following the creation of the Department of Training and Workforce Development, focusing on job losses and industry consultation. The Minister's response outlines a shift towards employment-focused training, particularly in resource projects and Aboriginal training, with future consultation planned.
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Department of Training and Workforce Development — establishment
I refer to the creation of the Department of Training and Workforce Development and the government’s plan to reshape the technical and further education system. (1) Which recreation courses and community education courses will be cut or only offered at a reduced number of campuses? (2) How many TAFE lecturers will lose their jobs as a result of the cuts and/or reductions in (1)? (3) If the decision has not yet been made in regard to (1), when will it be made? (4) Has industry been consulted regarding the cuts to the recreation courses and community education courses? Hon PETER COLLIER
I refer to the creation of the Department of Training and Workforce Development and the government’s plan to reshape the technical and further education system. (1) Which recreation courses and community education courses will be cut or only offered at a reduced number of campuses? (2) How many TAFE lecturers will lose their jobs as a result of the cuts and/or reductions in (1)? (3) If the decision has not yet been made in regard to (1), when will it be made? (4) Has industry been consulted regarding the cuts to the recreation courses and community education courses? Hon PETER COLLIER
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
(1) Which recreation courses and community education courses will be cut or only offered at a reduced number of campuses? (2) How many TAFE lecturers will lose their jobs as a result of the cuts and/or reductions in (1)? (3) If the decision has not yet been made in regard to (1), when will it be made? (4) Has industry been consulted regarding the cuts to the recreation courses and community education courses? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
(2) How many TAFE lecturers will lose their jobs as a result of the cuts and/or reductions in (1)? (3) If the decision has not yet been made in regard to (1), when will it be made? (4) Has industry been consulted regarding the cuts to the recreation courses and community education courses? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
(3) If the decision has not yet been made in regard to (1), when will it be made? (4) Has industry been consulted regarding the cuts to the recreation courses and community education courses? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
(4) Has industry been consulted regarding the cuts to the recreation courses and community education courses? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
(1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
(1) Which recreation courses and community education courses will be cut or only offered at a reduced number of campuses? (2) How many TAFE lecturers will lose their jobs as a result of the cuts and/or reductions in (1)? (3) If the decision has not yet been made in regard to (1), when will it be made? (4) Has industry been consulted regarding the cuts to the recreation courses and community education courses? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
(2) How many TAFE lecturers will lose their jobs as a result of the cuts and/or reductions in (1)? (3) If the decision has not yet been made in regard to (1), when will it be made? (4) Has industry been consulted regarding the cuts to the recreation courses and community education courses? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
(3) If the decision has not yet been made in regard to (1), when will it be made? (4) Has industry been consulted regarding the cuts to the recreation courses and community education courses? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
(4) Has industry been consulted regarding the cuts to the recreation courses and community education courses? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. (1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
(1)-(4) The new Department of Training and Workforce Development will have a renewed focus on employment opportunities arising from the anticipated expansion of resource projects in Western Australia over the coming years. Recreation courses are currently offered on a fee-for-service basis and will continue to be offered subject to demand. Community education courses will be reviewed with a focus on supporting adult community education as well as foundation, bridging and pathway training, which will lead to further training and employment. The new department will be working closely with the State Training Board to identify priority courses and programs that lead directly to employment, with a particular focus on Aboriginal training and employment opportunities. This work will be developed as part of the state training plan for 2010 and will involve extensive consultation with industry training councils and employers.
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