Hon. Ljiljanna Ravlich asks about the termination of courses for prisoners at Acacia Prison and other prisons due to funding issues. The Minister responds that no courses were terminated, only delayed, and have since resumed, and no other prisons have experienced similar issues.

AnsweredQoN 5357Legislative Council
Asked
27 March 2012
Portfolio
Training and Workforce Development

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I refer to the termination of courses being taken by prisoners at Acacia Prison in Woorooloo through C Y O'Connor College, and I ask -
(1) What other arrangements, if any, have been made for those prisoners who were part-way through their courses to undertake their study elsewhere?
(2) How many prisoners would have been undertaking their Diploma this year?
(3) When will courses through C Y O'Connor be re-instated?
(4) Have any prisoners based at any other prisons had their training courses terminated due to lack of funds?
(5) If yes -
(a) which prisons have been affected; and
(b) how many prisoners have been affected?

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Answered
2 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Training and Workforce Development
Response time
36 days
(1) No C Y O'Connor Institute courses delivered to Acacia prisoners have been terminated. However, some training was delayed in 2011 while the financial arrangements supporting the delivery were negotiated between Serco and the Institute.
(2) Nil.
(3) All course delivery that was delayed in 2011 has now resumed.
(4) No.
(5) Not applicable.
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