Question On Notice No. 2495 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 September 2019 by Hon Martin Aldridge
Question Directed to the: Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Ports; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I
refer to Legislative Council question on notice 2354, regarding the Regional Traineeship
Program, and I ask:
(a) please
provide a full breakdown of the $2 million by funding recipient and other expenditure
if applicable;
(b) were
any of the applicants not successful in their application; and
(c) if
yes to (b):
(i) which applicants were not successful; and
(ii) on what grounds was each not successful?
Answered on 24 October 2019
- The Regional Traineeship Program (RTP) was launched on 23 January 2019. Disbursement under the RTP for the 2018/2019 financial year resulted in 55 successful recipients at $30,000 per traineeship, for a total of $1,650,000. See table 1 for RTP by funding recipient.
The previous traineeship program, the Western Australian Community Resource Centre Network (WACRN) traineeship program, closed on 19 September 2018. For the 2018/2019 financial year, Grant funds were also disbursed under the WACRN program. Some of the $2 million was utilised for the WACRN program before full transition to the RTP.
For the 2019/2020 financial year, the full $2 million is available for the RTP.
No administrative costs are attached to this funding budget.
Table 1 Regional Traineeship Grant – Successful Organisations grant allocations
|
Organisation
|
$
|
Organisation
|
$
|
Augusta Community Resource Centre (CRC)
|
30,000
|
Koorda CRC
|
30,000
|
Bencubbin CRC
|
30,000
|
Kulin CRC
|
30,000
|
Beverley CRC
|
30,000
|
Laverton CRC
|
30,000
|
Bidyadanga CRC
|
30,000
|
Moora CRC
|
30,000
|
Boddington CRC
|
30,000
|
Mukinbudin CRC
|
30,000
|
Boyup Brook CRC
|
30,000
|
Mullewa CRC
|
30,000
|
Bremer Bay CRC
|
30,000
|
Nannup CRC
|
30,000
|
Bridgetown CRC
|
30,000
|
Narrogin Shire
|
30,000
|
Bruce Rock CRC
|
30,000
|
Pingelly CRC
|
30,000
|
Capel Shire
|
30,000
|
Pingrup CRC
|
30,000
|
Carnamah Shire of
|
30,000
|
Pinjarra CRC
|
30,000
|
Chapman Valley Shire of
|
30,000
|
Southern Cross CRC
|
30,000
|
Collie Shire
|
30,000
|
Three Springs Shire
|
30,000
|
Coorow CRC
|
30,000
|
Tom Price CRC
|
30,000
|
Corrigin CRC
|
30,000
|
Wagin CRC
|
30,000
|
Cuballing Shire
|
30,000
|
Walpole CRC
|
30,000
|
Cue CRC
|
30,000
|
Wandering CRC
|
30,000
|
Cunderdin CRC
|
30,000
|
Waroona CRC
|
30,000
|
Denmark CRC
|
30,000
|
Wellstead CRC
|
30,000
|
Dongara CRC
|
30,000
|
West Arthur CRC
|
30,000
|
Dowerin CRC
|
30,000
|
Williams CRC
|
30,000
|
Dumbleyung CRC
|
30,000
|
Wongan Hills CRC
|
30,000
|
Esperance Shire
|
30,000
|
Woodanilling Shire
|
30,000
|
Exmouth Shire
|
30,000
|
Wyalkatchem CRC
|
30,000
|
Gingin CRC
|
30,000
|
Yarloop CRC
|
30,000
|
Katanning Hub CRC
|
30,000
|
Yongergnow-Ongerup CRC
|
30,000
|
Kellerberrin CRC
|
30,000
|
York CRC
|
30,000
|
Kondinin CRC
|
30,000
|
|
|
b) – c) Yes. As a result of the competitive funding round, seven applicants were not successful. Three of the applicants were not successful due to the funding available for the 2018-19 round being exhausted. The remaining four applicants were not successful due to shortcomings in the applications, including that the application did not link the type of traineeship to the needs of the community, contained little or no content, did not demonstrate how the trainee would be developed and mentored, or did not demonstrate how the traineeship would provide a robust experience.