House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies Vocational Education and Training Vocational Education and Training In reply to Mr PISONI House of Assembly Unley Vocational Education and Training In reply to Mr PISONI (Unley) (23 July 2015). (Estimates Committee B) The Hon. G.E. GAGO House of Assembly Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Business Services and Consumers): I am advised: The table below provides the estimated number of equivalent training places on a comparable basis to the 2015-16 estimate of 81,000. 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 65,000 104,000 119,000 80,000 81,000 As evident in the data, the number of equivalent training places grew significantly following the once-off additional investment in training in 2012-13 and 2013-14. Government investment has now returned to sustainable levels noting the number of training places remains above pre-Skills for All levels (2011-12).