TAFE SA

The Hon. J.A.W. GARDNER (Morialta—Deputy Leader of the Opposition) (14:58): My question is to the Minister for Education, Training and Skills. Did the minister's new appointments to the TAFE SA board have any experience in managing or delivering training activities in any public or non-government training providers?

The Hon. B.I. BOYER (Wright—Minister for Education, Training and Skills) (14:59): I would have to have a look at that. I think the appointments that we have made are important in terms of this government delivering on the commitment it made before the election to rebuild TAFE which, of course, is important even in the vacuum of the national skills crisis that we are facing at the moment, but even more so, I think, given the opportunities and challenges that face the state around building the workforce we need for things like AUKUS and things like hydrogen. We know that we need TAFE to be a really important part of that. I'm happy to come back to the member for Morialta about it. There were some very famous appointments from the former minister for skills to the Construction Industry Training Board, of course, so it does strike me as a bit rich—

Mr Telfer interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Flinders!

The Hon. B.I. BOYER: —if we have to make sure the people we appoint are—

Members interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

Mr Telfer interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Member for Flinders! Minister.

The Hon. B.I. BOYER: I will come back to the house with an answer, but I think we have followed appropriate process at every step. We have taken the skills mix that is needed on the TAFE board to make sure it is modern and capable of delivering the election commitments of this government, and capable of delivering on the commitments and recommendations made by Jeannie Rea in her roadmap for TAFE as well. I am happy to come back to the member for Morialta with further information.