Question On Notice No. 2371 asked in the Legislative Council on 6 August 2019 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I
refer to the provision of Vocational Education and Training (VET) at Banksia
Hill Detention Centre (Banksia Hill), and I ask:
(a) what VET courses are currently offered to
students at Banksia Hill;
(b) how many students are currently undertaking each
course from (a);
(c) in 2018-19, how many students:
(i) commenced units in each VET course from (a); and
(ii) completed units in each VET course from (a);
(d) did any students complete a VET course in
2018-19; and
(e) if
yes to (d), which course did they complete?
Answered on 3 September 2019
(a) The VET courses that are currently offered to students at Banksia Hill are:
- The Certificate of General Education for Adults (CGEA).
- Entry to General Education (EGE).
- Gaining Access to Training and Employment (GATE).
- Skill set from Certificate II in Hospitality (3 units of competency).
- Prepare to work safely in the construction industry (White Card).
(b) Students currently enrolled in each course as of the 8 August 2019:
- The Certificate of General Education for Adults (CGEA) - 61students.
- Entry to General Education (EGE) - 29 students.
- Gaining Access to Training and Employment (GATE) - 3 students.
- Skill set from Certificate II in Hospitality (3 units of competency Prepare and Serve Espresso Coffee, Prepare and Serve Non-Alcoholic Beverages, Use Hygienic Practices for Food Safety) - 3 students.
- Prepare to work safely in the construction industry (White Card) - 6 students
(c) in 2018-19 we had:
- 1070 CGEA enrolments and 250 completed units.
- 148 EGE enrolments and 24 completed units.
- 20 GATE enrolments and 13 completed units.
- 15 Cert II Hospitality skill set enrolments and 15 completions.
- 45 White card enrolments and 45 completions.
(d) Yes.
(e) The qualifications completed are:
- CGEA Cert I Introductory.
- CGEA Cert I.
- CGEA Cert II.
- CGEA Cert III.