❓ Mr. Krsticevic questions the decline in public library staff training attendance. The answer attributes this to resource availability and a shift to online learning, with online training data not consistently reported.
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I
refer to the State Library of WA 2017-18 Annual Report and ask why has there
been a gradual decline in public library staff attending training and: (a) please
provide a breakdown of courses provided to public library staff for each of the
past five years and how many staff members attended each course; and (b) what
courses have been cut from the training program over the past four years: (i) why
were the courses cut?
refer to the State Library of WA 2017-18 Annual Report and ask why has there
been a gradual decline in public library staff attending training and: (a) please
provide a breakdown of courses provided to public library staff for each of the
past five years and how many staff members attended each course; and (b) what
courses have been cut from the training program over the past four years: (i) why
were the courses cut?
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Answered
21 November 2018
Responded by
Minister for Culture and the Arts
Response time
12 days
Various factors affect attendance at State Library training for public library staff, including the availability of State Library staff to develop and deliver training and the availability of public library staff to attend. The State Library is moving to an online learning platform for the delivery of public library training. This change is driven by consultation with public libraries that showed a need for more self-directed learning that could be undertaken at a time convenient to public library staff. Online training has not been captured in the number of public library staff attending training reported in Annual Reports since 2014-15.
No courses have been cut from the training program over the past four years.
Breakdown of past five year courses provided:
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Face to Face
151
439
125
83
120
Online courses
742
129
207
212
237
Better Beginnings
178
135
149
159
37
Total
1071
703
481
454
394
2013-14, all attendance at training in person and online was reported in the Annual Report.
The high attendance reported in 2014-15 includes country library staff who attended the Public Libraries WA conference via satellite link.
The 2016-17 and 2017-18 Annual Reports only reported face-to-face training, online training was not included.
No courses have been cut from the training program over the past four years.
Breakdown of past five year courses provided:
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
Face to Face
151
439
125
83
120
Online courses
742
129
207
212
237
Better Beginnings
178
135
149
159
37
Total
1071
703
481
454
394
2013-14, all attendance at training in person and online was reported in the Annual Report.
The high attendance reported in 2014-15 includes country library staff who attended the Public Libraries WA conference via satellite link.
The 2016-17 and 2017-18 Annual Reports only reported face-to-face training, online training was not included.
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