❓ I refer to the Drug and Alcohol Interagency Strategic Framework for Western Australia 2011-2015, and I ask - (1) What are the nationally recognised Aboriginal workforce development programs referred t
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I refer to the Drug and Alcohol Interagency Strategic Framework for Western Australia 2011-2015, and I ask -
(1) What are the nationally recognised Aboriginal workforce development programs referred to on page 12?
(2) How many Aboriginal traineeships have been initiated?
(3) Where are these programs being implemented?
(4) When are these programs being implemented?
(5) How much funding has been allocated to this initiative over the forward estimates?
(1) What are the nationally recognised Aboriginal workforce development programs referred to on page 12?
(2) How many Aboriginal traineeships have been initiated?
(3) Where are these programs being implemented?
(4) When are these programs being implemented?
(5) How much funding has been allocated to this initiative over the forward estimates?
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Answered
18 October 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
48 days
(1) The Drug and Alcohol Office is a Registered Training Organisation and provides a nationally recognised and accredited Certificate III
CHC30108
in Community Services Work, Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug Worker Training program for Aboriginal workers throughout the alcohol and other drug sector and broader human services area in Western Australia.
The Drug and Alcohol Office is also in the developmental stage of providing a Certificate IV
CHC41702
training program for Aboriginal alcohol and other drug workers throughout Western Australia. This training will be culturally secure and include skills development in the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health problems.
(2) Fifteen Aboriginal traineeships have been initiated.
(3) This training is provided for Aboriginal alcohol and other drug workers who are employed with services throughout Western Australia and is delivered at the Drug and Alcohol Office in Mount Lawley.
(4) The nationally recognised Certificate III training program has been delivered through the Drug and Alcohol Office's Registered Training Organisation since 2003, with 11 intakes of training provided over this period. The Drug and Alcohol Office currently has a total of 154 participants enrolled on the training register, with 68 receiving their Certificate III qualification and 80 completing their compulsory 150 hours of training at the Drug and Alcohol Office. It is anticipated that Certificate IV training will commence in 2012.
(5) The Drug and Alcohol Office has allocated $394,010 for this initiative in the 2011/ 2012 financial year and will determine future allocations as part of the annual budget process.
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CHC30108
in Community Services Work, Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug Worker Training program for Aboriginal workers throughout the alcohol and other drug sector and broader human services area in Western Australia.
The Drug and Alcohol Office is also in the developmental stage of providing a Certificate IV
CHC41702
training program for Aboriginal alcohol and other drug workers throughout Western Australia. This training will be culturally secure and include skills development in the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health problems.
(2) Fifteen Aboriginal traineeships have been initiated.
(3) This training is provided for Aboriginal alcohol and other drug workers who are employed with services throughout Western Australia and is delivered at the Drug and Alcohol Office in Mount Lawley.
(4) The nationally recognised Certificate III training program has been delivered through the Drug and Alcohol Office's Registered Training Organisation since 2003, with 11 intakes of training provided over this period. The Drug and Alcohol Office currently has a total of 154 participants enrolled on the training register, with 68 receiving their Certificate III qualification and 80 completing their compulsory 150 hours of training at the Drug and Alcohol Office. It is anticipated that Certificate IV training will commence in 2012.
(5) The Drug and Alcohol Office has allocated $394,010 for this initiative in the 2011/ 2012 financial year and will determine future allocations as part of the annual budget process.
Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on
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