Ljiljanna Ravlich questions the Minister for Employment and Training regarding the BCITF's Strategic Funding Programmes, potential duplication with BCITC, and the Minister's approval of the Operational Plan despite board concerns. The Minister assures alignment with the Act and no intended duplication.

AnsweredQoN 678Legislative Council
Asked
16 August 2000
Portfolio
Employment and Training

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Will the Minister for Employment and Training advise - (a) whether the Strategic Funding Programmes described in the BCITF Operational Plan for 2000-2001 are outside the mandate of the BCITF; (b) if these programs duplicate the role of the BCITC; and (c) why the Minister has approved the Operational Plan when the board has stated that it is not the role of the board to fund the functions of an ITC? Answered on 21 September 2000 The Minister

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Answered
21 September 2000
Response time
36 days
(a) The Board has confirmed that programs detailed in the Operational Plan for 2000/2001 are clearly directed towards achieving the purposes of Sections 7 & 8 of the Building and Construction Industry Training Fund and Levy Collection Act. (b)-(c) It is not intended that the BCITF Board's programs duplicate the role of the BCITC, which is an organisation recognised as an industry training advisory body for the provision of "core services" as defined by the State Training Board.
(b) if these programs duplicate the role of the BCITC; and (c) why the Minister has approved the Operational Plan when the board has stated that it is not the role of the board to fund the functions of an ITC?
(c) why the Minister has approved the Operational Plan when the board has stated that it is not the role of the board to fund the functions of an ITC?

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