TAFE SA

The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:46): Supplementary question: given the minister's comment that TAFE indicated to her the level of support that they felt they would need to make the transition, could the minister confirm that TAFE requested a 90 per cent monopoly on subsidised training?

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) (14:47): No, because that is not so at all. TAFE would be completely unaware of our final decisions in relation to our subsidised training lists and the number of places associated with that, the levels of Jobs First placements, etc. It just indicated to me the level of activity that it would need and we went away and designed a system for 2015-16, or a distribution of training in 2015-16, that enabled TAFE to undertake the reforms that it needs to undertake to reach its objectives in 2018-19.