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Parliamentary Questions


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

  1. 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.