Hon Barry House asks about the status of the regional and community planning branch within the Department of Education and Training, specifically regarding its closure, staff relocation, and future service provision. Hon Ljiljanna Ravlich responds, clarifying the branch's status and changes to staff roles.

AnsweredQoN 817Legislative Council
Asked
8 November 2005
Portfolio
Education and Training

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I refer to the regional and community planning branch within the Department of Education and Training. (1) Has this branch been closed? (2) If so, why? (3) Have the nine officers currently employed in regional centres been terminated, relocated or redeployed? (4) If so, where and when will this occur? (5) How will the valuable service previously provided to regional Western Australia by this branch be provided in the future? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH

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I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am very impressed. I have here five questions from him, which is an absolute all-time record. He must have been working very, very hard or got a new research officer. (1)-(2) No. (3) Yes. Five officers have taken up other positions in regional Western Australia, primarily with TAFE colleges that will have a primary role in undertaking regional planning on behalf of the department. Four officers have elected to take a redundancy. (4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
(1) Has this branch been closed? (2) If so, why? (3) Have the nine officers currently employed in regional centres been terminated, relocated or redeployed? (4) If so, where and when will this occur? (5) How will the valuable service previously provided to regional Western Australia by this branch be provided in the future? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am very impressed. I have here five questions from him, which is an absolute all-time record. He must have been working very, very hard or got a new research officer. (1)-(2) No. (3) Yes. Five officers have taken up other positions in regional Western Australia, primarily with TAFE colleges that will have a primary role in undertaking regional planning on behalf of the department. Four officers have elected to take a redundancy. (4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
(2) If so, why? (3) Have the nine officers currently employed in regional centres been terminated, relocated or redeployed? (4) If so, where and when will this occur? (5) How will the valuable service previously provided to regional Western Australia by this branch be provided in the future? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am very impressed. I have here five questions from him, which is an absolute all-time record. He must have been working very, very hard or got a new research officer. (1)-(2) No. (3) Yes. Five officers have taken up other positions in regional Western Australia, primarily with TAFE colleges that will have a primary role in undertaking regional planning on behalf of the department. Four officers have elected to take a redundancy. (4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
(3) Have the nine officers currently employed in regional centres been terminated, relocated or redeployed? (4) If so, where and when will this occur? (5) How will the valuable service previously provided to regional Western Australia by this branch be provided in the future? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am very impressed. I have here five questions from him, which is an absolute all-time record. He must have been working very, very hard or got a new research officer. (1)-(2) No. (3) Yes. Five officers have taken up other positions in regional Western Australia, primarily with TAFE colleges that will have a primary role in undertaking regional planning on behalf of the department. Four officers have elected to take a redundancy. (4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
(4) If so, where and when will this occur? (5) How will the valuable service previously provided to regional Western Australia by this branch be provided in the future? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am very impressed. I have here five questions from him, which is an absolute all-time record. He must have been working very, very hard or got a new research officer. (1)-(2) No. (3) Yes. Five officers have taken up other positions in regional Western Australia, primarily with TAFE colleges that will have a primary role in undertaking regional planning on behalf of the department. Four officers have elected to take a redundancy. (4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
(5) How will the valuable service previously provided to regional Western Australia by this branch be provided in the future? Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am very impressed. I have here five questions from him, which is an absolute all-time record. He must have been working very, very hard or got a new research officer. (1)-(2) No. (3) Yes. Five officers have taken up other positions in regional Western Australia, primarily with TAFE colleges that will have a primary role in undertaking regional planning on behalf of the department. Four officers have elected to take a redundancy. (4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
Hon LJILJANNA RAVLICH replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am very impressed. I have here five questions from him, which is an absolute all-time record. He must have been working very, very hard or got a new research officer. (1)-(2) No. (3) Yes. Five officers have taken up other positions in regional Western Australia, primarily with TAFE colleges that will have a primary role in undertaking regional planning on behalf of the department. Four officers have elected to take a redundancy. (4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of this question. I am very impressed. I have here five questions from him, which is an absolute all-time record. He must have been working very, very hard or got a new research officer. (1)-(2) No. (3) Yes. Five officers have taken up other positions in regional Western Australia, primarily with TAFE colleges that will have a primary role in undertaking regional planning on behalf of the department. Four officers have elected to take a redundancy. (4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
(1)-(2) No. (3) Yes. Five officers have taken up other positions in regional Western Australia, primarily with TAFE colleges that will have a primary role in undertaking regional planning on behalf of the department. Four officers have elected to take a redundancy. (4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
(3) Yes. Five officers have taken up other positions in regional Western Australia, primarily with TAFE colleges that will have a primary role in undertaking regional planning on behalf of the department. Four officers have elected to take a redundancy. (4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
(4) The nine officers ceased working as regional planning coordinators on 31 October 2005 as these positions were abolished. (5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.
(5) Through regional TAFEWA colleges, using existing consultative networks and reference groups to gather information on regional training needs.

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