LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

382 Dr McFETRIDGE (Morphett) (18 February 2008). What was the total cost of the 13 departmental staff participating in the 'V6' leadership development program and what are the details of the activities they have participated in?

The Hon. K.O. FOLEY (Port Adelaide—Deputy Premier, Treasurer, Minister for Industry and Trade, Minister for Federal/State Relations): The Department of Trade and Economic Development (DTED) has provided the following information:

The development program comprised 7 stages run over 6 months:

Stage 1—Development of leadership capability profiles for DTED

Stage 2—Assessment of individual participants via 360 degree review and leadership profiling

Stage 3—Development feedback and preparation of tailored development program for individuals

Stage 4—One on one leadership coaching

Stage 5—Group learning development via workshops in the area of high performing teams

Stage 6—Work based projects where the individuals were placed into 3 groups and were required to undertake a project relating to current issues within the workplace

Stage 7—Evaluation assessment

The cost of the program was $110,000.