Question on Notice regarding public funding of private training providers in WA, including expenditure, places contracted, and courses delivered in areas with existing TAFE campuses. The Minister provided data on expenditure and places, and tabled a paper listing courses and locations.

AnsweredQoN 1385Legislative Council
Asked
12 June 2018
Portfolio
Education and Training

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I
refer to the public funding of private training providers, and I ask: (a) for each of the last five financial years: (i) what
is the annual value of publicly-funded places at private providers; (ii) how
many publicly funded places were contracted to private providers; and (iii) how many of those publicly funded places at private providers are targeted for priority populations; and (b) could
the Minister please list the courses contracted to be delivered by private
providers: (i) are any of these courses delivered in towns or
cities with an existing TAFE campus; and (ii) if
yes to (b)(i), will the Minister please specify the locations and the courses that are being
delivered?

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Answered
16 August 2018
Responded by
Minister for Education and Training
Response time
8 days
(a)
(i)
Financial Year
Total Expenditure for Private Training Providers
2013-14
$92,458,870
2014-15
$105,501,049
2015-16
$105,500,675
2016-17
$84,436,390
2017-18
$74,031,183
(ii)
Calendar Year
Total Places for Private Training Providers
2013
31,359
2014
31,906
2015
34,215
2016
33,218
2017
30,666
Note: Places are allocated and reported based on calendar years:
(iii)
Calendar Year
Places for Equity Priority Groups
2013
8,366
2014
5,496
2015
5,985
2016
6,489
2017
6,347
(b)(i)-(ii)
See tabled paper No.
The table lists all publicly funded courses delivered by private providers in 2017. Where any of these courses were delivered in the same local government area (LGA) with an existing TAFE campus, the town (T), city (C) or shire (S) is also specified.

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