❓ A parliamentary question probes the government's strategy for ensuring industry leadership in increasing participation of target groups in the workforce, as outlined in the 'Skilling WA' plan. The response reveals a collaborative approach without formal agreements or specific funding.
AnsweredQoN 3360Legislative Council
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I refer to the document, ‘Skilling WA - A workforce development plan for Western Australia’, and the short term priority action 1.1.1, Industry Leadership - Industry will take a leadership role in promoting and facilitating an increase in participation of target groups within enterprise workplaces, and I ask -
(1) Does the Government have a formal agreement with ‘Industry’ to ensure it will take a leadership role as specified in priority action 1.1.1?
(2) If no to (1), how will the Government ensure ‘Industry’ will do as the plan recommends?
(3) If yes to (1), -
(a) is the agreement in writing;
(b) if yes to (3) (a) will the Minister table the agreement;
(c) if no to (3) (b), why not;
(d) what specific representatives of ‘Industry’ is the agreement with; and
(e) what targets does the agreement specify?
(4) What specific actions does ‘promoting and facilitating an increase in participation’ entail?
(5) What time period does ‘short term’ refer to in relation to this priority action?
(6) Has the Minister set specific timelines for this priority action?
(7) If yes to (6), what are they?
(8) If no to (6), how will the Minister measure whether ‘Industry’ has taken enough of a ‘leadership role’, and sufficiently promoted or facilitated an increase in participation?
(9) How much funding has been allocated to the achievement of this short term priority action?
(1) Does the Government have a formal agreement with ‘Industry’ to ensure it will take a leadership role as specified in priority action 1.1.1?
(2) If no to (1), how will the Government ensure ‘Industry’ will do as the plan recommends?
(3) If yes to (1), -
(a) is the agreement in writing;
(b) if yes to (3) (a) will the Minister table the agreement;
(c) if no to (3) (b), why not;
(d) what specific representatives of ‘Industry’ is the agreement with; and
(e) what targets does the agreement specify?
(4) What specific actions does ‘promoting and facilitating an increase in participation’ entail?
(5) What time period does ‘short term’ refer to in relation to this priority action?
(6) Has the Minister set specific timelines for this priority action?
(7) If yes to (6), what are they?
(8) If no to (6), how will the Minister measure whether ‘Industry’ has taken enough of a ‘leadership role’, and sufficiently promoted or facilitated an increase in participation?
(9) How much funding has been allocated to the achievement of this short term priority action?
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Answered
21 March 2011
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
34 days
(1) No
(2) The plan was developed in conjunction with a range of industry stakeholders.
These stakeholders have indicated that increasing the participation of target groups is a key strategy to meeting their current and future workforce needs and that they will arrange or participate in a range of forums to promote and facilitate an increase of these groups with their constituents. This will be done in conjunction with initiatives undertaken by the Department of Training and Workforce Development in partnership with the State Training Board.
A number of industry stakeholders are already supporting and promoting increasing participation of target groups, including the State Training Board, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and industry Training Councils, who collectively represent a wide range of industry and employer groups across Western Australia.
In addition, each of the Training Councils has recently completed the first edition of their industry specific workforce development plans as part of its Service Agreement with the Department of Training and Workforce Development, many of which include industry specific strategies and actions relating to target groups.
The Department is discussing with the Training Council network having this priority action included in the next Service Agreement.
Further discussions with a range of industry stakeholders on the implementation phase of
Skilling WA
are planned for March and April.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) 'Promoting and facilitating an increase in participation' relates to those activities by which industry organisations engage with their respective constituents to raise awareness and discuss and pursue opportunities for action to improve participation in the workforce in their industry segments.
(5) 'Short term' generally refers to those priority actions that will commence in the first twelve months of the plan.
(6) No
(7) Not applicable.
(8) The Minister will be provided with a quarterly report by the Department of Training and Workforce Development on progress against the plan, which will include priority actions aimed at the participation of priority target groups.
(9) No specific or additional funding has been provided for this priority action.
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(2) The plan was developed in conjunction with a range of industry stakeholders.
These stakeholders have indicated that increasing the participation of target groups is a key strategy to meeting their current and future workforce needs and that they will arrange or participate in a range of forums to promote and facilitate an increase of these groups with their constituents. This will be done in conjunction with initiatives undertaken by the Department of Training and Workforce Development in partnership with the State Training Board.
A number of industry stakeholders are already supporting and promoting increasing participation of target groups, including the State Training Board, Chamber of Commerce and Industry Western Australia, the Chamber of Minerals and Energy WA and industry Training Councils, who collectively represent a wide range of industry and employer groups across Western Australia.
In addition, each of the Training Councils has recently completed the first edition of their industry specific workforce development plans as part of its Service Agreement with the Department of Training and Workforce Development, many of which include industry specific strategies and actions relating to target groups.
The Department is discussing with the Training Council network having this priority action included in the next Service Agreement.
Further discussions with a range of industry stakeholders on the implementation phase of
Skilling WA
are planned for March and April.
(3) Not applicable.
(4) 'Promoting and facilitating an increase in participation' relates to those activities by which industry organisations engage with their respective constituents to raise awareness and discuss and pursue opportunities for action to improve participation in the workforce in their industry segments.
(5) 'Short term' generally refers to those priority actions that will commence in the first twelve months of the plan.
(6) No
(7) Not applicable.
(8) The Minister will be provided with a quarterly report by the Department of Training and Workforce Development on progress against the plan, which will include priority actions aimed at the participation of priority target groups.
(9) No specific or additional funding has been provided for this priority action.
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