❓ A parliamentary question regarding the budget and staffing levels (FTE) in Secondary Education, specifically seeking a breakdown of FTE numbers, cost assumptions, and the impact of FTE caps and potential reductions on service delivery and equity targets. The Minister's response provides limited information, citing time constraints and demand-driven factors.
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I refer to page 351 of Budget Paper No. 2, Volume 2 and the
Secondary Education Full-time Employees (FTE)
and I ask:
(1) Can the Minister provide an employee category breakdown of the 2009–2010 budget target of 11,993?
(2) Will the Minister outline the budget assumption behind the full cost impact of adding an FTE in this section?
(3) Will the Minister outline the budget assumption behind the full or savings impact of removing an FTE in this section?
(4) Can the Minister provide the following information:
(a) The actual headcount derived from the approved FTE complement in the section in 2008–2009;
(b) The actual headcount derived from the approved FTE complement resulting from the 2009–10 budgets in this section; and
(c) the projected headcount derived from the approved FTE complement in this section across the forward estimates?
(5) Has the public service FTE cap announced by the Treasurer affected FTE numbers in this section?
(6) Can the Minister outline policy changes or changes in service delivery that are being adopted, and how they take account of the public service FTE cap?
(7) Which outcomes, services and performance indicators are affected by FTE constraints, and in what way?
(8) Can the Minister outline the projected impact of FTE reductions on public service equity targets within this section?
(9) What measures will be put in place to ensure that equity targets are not compromised?
(10) In offering voluntary redundancies for this section, has the Minister’s agency taken account of, or been required to take account of the financial impact to the public sector as a whole of redundancies, resignations or retirements of public servants covered by earlier defined benefit superannuation compared to those receiving market-linked superannuation?
Secondary Education Full-time Employees (FTE)
and I ask:
(1) Can the Minister provide an employee category breakdown of the 2009–2010 budget target of 11,993?
(2) Will the Minister outline the budget assumption behind the full cost impact of adding an FTE in this section?
(3) Will the Minister outline the budget assumption behind the full or savings impact of removing an FTE in this section?
(4) Can the Minister provide the following information:
(a) The actual headcount derived from the approved FTE complement in the section in 2008–2009;
(b) The actual headcount derived from the approved FTE complement resulting from the 2009–10 budgets in this section; and
(c) the projected headcount derived from the approved FTE complement in this section across the forward estimates?
(5) Has the public service FTE cap announced by the Treasurer affected FTE numbers in this section?
(6) Can the Minister outline policy changes or changes in service delivery that are being adopted, and how they take account of the public service FTE cap?
(7) Which outcomes, services and performance indicators are affected by FTE constraints, and in what way?
(8) Can the Minister outline the projected impact of FTE reductions on public service equity targets within this section?
(9) What measures will be put in place to ensure that equity targets are not compromised?
(10) In offering voluntary redundancies for this section, has the Minister’s agency taken account of, or been required to take account of the financial impact to the public sector as a whole of redundancies, resignations or retirements of public servants covered by earlier defined benefit superannuation compared to those receiving market-linked superannuation?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 August 2009
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
63 days
(3) The average cost per FTE across the Department is $73 000. (4) (a) The total headcount of staff in DET paid by on 14 May 09 was 39 873. this cannot be allocated to each Service in the time available. (b)- (c) Not applicable (5) The FTE numbers are affected by student enrolments (i.e. demand driven) and Commonwealth funded programs which were not taken into account when the cap was established. (6) - (7) Not applicable. (8) Not applicable. See Q4 above. (9) It is not expected that equity targets will be adversely affected. (10) No voluntary redundancies have been offered. Notice: This document is created or edited using unregistered or evaluation copy of rtLib valid for testing or development purposes only. To use it for productive or any other purposes please register it. You may purchase the license on http://www.rtlib.com
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