(1) Does his Department publish each year a Job Guide reference book for students which provides descriptions of many different occupations and shows the education and training pathways to access these jobs.

(2) Prior to 2002, how has the Job Guide been distributed.

(3) Has each Year 10 student been issued with a Job Guide.

(4) Has the distribution changed for the 2002 Job Guide.

(5) Will only a set number of books and CD-ROM versions of the Job Guide be distributed to each school.

(1) The Department publishes the Job Guide each year. It is provided on the Internet, on CD ROM and as a State/Territory book.

(2) Prior to 2002, each school received one copy for each Year 10 student, a resource set of 20 books and a set of floppy disks. It has been available on the Internet for several years. Job Guide was also distributed to, amongst others, Centrelink, public, university and TAFE libraries, correctional institutions and DEST programme providers.

(3) By mid May 2002 each school should have received a Job Guide for every Year 10 student.

(4) Job Guide distribution to schools for 2002 will be:

· Job Guide on the Internet;

· 10 CD ROMS for each school as resource sets; and

· sufficient books for each Year 10 student.

Job Guide will also be distributed to, amongst others, Centrelink, public, university and TAFE libraries, correctional institutions and DEST programme providers.

(5) See answer to 4 above.