SOUTH REGIONAL TAFE —
COURSE AVAILABILITY
847. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Minister for Education and
Training:
I refer to the licence to operate
forklift truck course offered by WA TAFE.
(1) When is the
next available date it is possible to participate in the licence to operate
forklift truck course at South Regional TAFE?
(2) How many
people have completed the licence to operate forklift truck course in the
period 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021 at each TAFE location in the South West
Region?
(3) How many
people are currently on the waitlist to participate in the licence to operate
forklift truck TAFE course in WA?
(4) How many
staff members does WA TAFE employ to deliver the licence to operate forklift
truck course?
Hon SUE ELLERY
replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1)–(4) The
licence to operate a forklift truck unit of competence is combined with 16
different training packages and 109
different qualifications. It is also offered by TAFE colleges as a standalone
skill set. At South Regional TAFE, a total of 204 people have completed
the MAA82 forklift skill set as a standalone course in the period from 1 July
2020 to 30 June 2021. South Regional TAFE is working towards being able to
deliver the forklift skill set at Bunbury campus in early 2022 and welcomes any
direct inquiries from constituents in the member's electorate. I invite
the honourable member to contact my office if he has any queries.
Point of Order
Hon MARTIN ALDRIDGE: I rise because on 13 October 2021 I asked
question without notice 802 to the minister representing the Minister for Health about health worker restrictions on
access directions and the vaccination of the healthcare workforce. The
response I received was that the information could not be provided in the time
required and that I would receive an answer by 28 October 2021. I have since
become aware of an article published in The
West Australian, on Monday, 18 October in which the answers I sought
were provided by the minister to the media. I ask that the minister do
the honourable thing and provide those answers to Parliament.
The PRESIDENT: There is no
point of order.