House of Assembly Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Estimates Replies Jobs4youth Program Jobs4Youth Program In reply to Mr SPEIRS House of Assembly Bright Jobs4Youth Program In reply to Mr SPEIRS (Bright) (26 July 2017). (Estimates Committee B) The Hon. J.R. RAU House of Assembly Enfield Deputy Premier Attorney-General Minister for Justice Reform Minister for Planning Minister for Industrial Relations Minister for Child Protection Reform Minister for the Public Sector Minister for Consumer and Business Services Minister for the City of Adelaide Jobs4Youth Program The Hon. J.R. RAU (Enfield—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Justice Reform, Minister for Planning, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Child Protection Reform, Minister for the Public Sector, Minister for Consumer and Business Services, Minister for the City of Adelaide): I have been advised: 1.	The total program cost, per trainee, including expenditure by the Office for the Public Sector and participating agencies is, on average, $43,372. This comprises: salary of $31,852 (the average of the trainee wage scale) on-costs of $6370 program fee of $5150 paid to the Office for the Public Sector which covers recruitment, training, support and mentoring. 2.	The total program cost, per graduate, is higher due to the higher average salary of a graduate. The total cost per graduate is, on average, $68,639. This comprises: salary of $52,908 (the average of the AS02 wage scale) on-costs of $10,581 program fee of $5150 paid to the Office for the Public Sector which covers recruitment, training, support and mentoring. I have been advised that these Jobs4Youth Program costs are accurate at 25 August 2017.