Vocational Education and Training

In reply to Mr MARSHALL (Dunstan—Leader of the Opposition) (3 June 2015).

The Hon. J.W. WEATHERILL (Cheltenham—Premier): The Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills has advised that—

The government will subsidise approximately 81,000 training places in 2015-16, which is slightly more than in 2014-15, and which is more than the approximately 65,000 training places funded by the South Australian government immediately prior to the introduction of Skills for All.

In 2015-16, overall approximately 25% of subsidised training places will be available, or are currently available, to private providers. The number of contestable places will continue to increase as the government implements WorkReady.

WorkReady continues to offer contestable places to the market and will be fully implemented by 1 July 2019. We expect private providers and TAFE SA to be operating on an equal subsidy rate, for commercial courses within that timeframe. The number of contestable places will continue to increase as the government implements WorkReady.