Question regarding job creation, training, and manufacturing locations related to the METRONET Bellevue railcar depot project. The answer provides some details on apprenticeships/traineeships and training at the Midland TAFE, but lacks specific workforce projections and manufacturing origins due to ongoing contract finalization.

AnsweredQoN 5836Legislative Assembly
Asked
28 November 2019
Portfolio
Transport

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I refer to the
Minister’s media statement ‘Tender to build METRONET Bellevue railcar depot
released’ on 23 September 2019, and I ask: (a) Of the 200 direct long term jobs,
how many are forecast to be apprenticeships or traineeships; (b) Of the 200 direct long term jobs, how many are forecast to have received training at the Midland TAFE Metronet Trade Training Centre; (c) What are the workforce projections at the Bellevue railcar depot for each of the following years: (i) 2021; (ii) 2022; and (iii) 2023; and (d) From which countries will the parts for Metronet railcars be manufactured?

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Answered
12 February 2020
Responded by
Minister for Transport
Response time
3 days
(a) Between 15 and 30 per cent of the workforce is anticipated to be made up of apprenticeships or traineeships.
(b) It is anticipated that a significant portion of the workforce will receive training at the Rail Training Centre.
(c-d)
The full workforce projections associated with the contract signed 12 December 2019 with Alstom is not yet know with a number of sub-supplier contracts for the METRONET railcars still to be finalised, noting that at least 50 per cent of the railcars will be built locally compared with 2 per cent under the former Liberal-National Government.

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