❓ This WA parliamentary question scrutinises funding cuts to TAFE institutes, the increasing allocation of funds to private RTOs, and the potential impacts of the proposed Entitlement Model on TAFE in WA, including course availability, fees, and staffing.
AnsweredQoN 6330Legislative Council
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(1) For each year, from 2008 to 2012 inclusive, for each of the Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Institutes, what was the dollar value of the efficiency dividend and/or productivity savings or other funding cuts imposed on such institutes? (i.e. 3 per cent 2008, 2 per cent 2012 etc.).
(2) What is the amount of funding given to private Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) since 2008 on an annual basis, both in dollar terms and as a percentage of the total Training Budget?
(3) What is the proposed future funding allocation to private RTOs for 2013, again, in dollar terms and as percentage of the Training Budget?
(4) What is the Government's position regarding implementation of the Entitlement Model in Western Australia in 2014?
(5) When will full details on this position be made available for comment and consultation with key stakeholders?
(6) Four potential 'models' have been identified here, what is the detail of these?
(7) What steps will be taken by the government to ensure the TAFE sector in Western Australia will not suffer similar cuts to those experienced in the Victorian TAFE sector?
(8) Will any TAFE campus in Western Australia be closed in Western Australia in 2014?
(9) Will course fees increase as a result of implementation of the Entitlement Model?
(10) Will the number and range of courses available to students be reduced in 2014 as a result of these reforms?
(11) Will staff numbers in TAFE be cut in 2014 as a result of these reforms?
(12) For each of the TAFE Institutes, what courses offered in 2011 were not offered in 2012?
(13) Similarly, what courses were offered in 2012 will not be offered in 2013?
(14) How has the re-branding of TAFE Institutes (away from TAFE) benefitted the sector and what have been the costs of this process, including potential loss of goodwill associated with the TAFE brand?
(2) What is the amount of funding given to private Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) since 2008 on an annual basis, both in dollar terms and as a percentage of the total Training Budget?
(3) What is the proposed future funding allocation to private RTOs for 2013, again, in dollar terms and as percentage of the Training Budget?
(4) What is the Government's position regarding implementation of the Entitlement Model in Western Australia in 2014?
(5) When will full details on this position be made available for comment and consultation with key stakeholders?
(6) Four potential 'models' have been identified here, what is the detail of these?
(7) What steps will be taken by the government to ensure the TAFE sector in Western Australia will not suffer similar cuts to those experienced in the Victorian TAFE sector?
(8) Will any TAFE campus in Western Australia be closed in Western Australia in 2014?
(9) Will course fees increase as a result of implementation of the Entitlement Model?
(10) Will the number and range of courses available to students be reduced in 2014 as a result of these reforms?
(11) Will staff numbers in TAFE be cut in 2014 as a result of these reforms?
(12) For each of the TAFE Institutes, what courses offered in 2011 were not offered in 2012?
(13) Similarly, what courses were offered in 2012 will not be offered in 2013?
(14) How has the re-branding of TAFE Institutes (away from TAFE) benefitted the sector and what have been the costs of this process, including potential loss of goodwill associated with the TAFE brand?
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Answered
13 November 2012
Responded by
Minister for Education representing the Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
26 days
(1)-(14) [see tabled paper no.].
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