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Tuesday, 30 March 2004
Page: 27655


Mr Albanese asked the Minister for Education, Science and Training, upon notice, on 17 February 2004:

For each financial year since the introduction of the program, (a) how many trainees and apprentices have benefited from, and (b) what was the expenditure on (i) Women in Non-Traditional Trades, (ii) School-Based New Apprenticeships, (iii) School Based Retention, (iv) Declared Drought Work Area, (v) Mature Aged Worker, (vi) Innovation, (vii) Sporting Operations, and (viii) Rural and Regional Skill Shortages.


Dr Nelson (Minister for Education, Science and Training) —The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is the authoritative source of New Apprenticeships information. The information requested by Mr Albanese is not available from NCVER and has been produced using the Department's Training and Youth Internet Management System (TYIMS). This data is not available to the public. The following information provides the total numbers of New Apprenticeships and expenditure in the categories sought, by financial year, since the introduction of the Programme on 1 May 1998.

1998/99

1998/99

1999/00

1999/00

2000/01

2000/01

2001/02

2001/02

2002/03

2002/03

2003/04

2003/04

Claims

Amount

Claims

Amount

Claims

Amount

Claims

Amount

Claims

Amount

Claims

Amount

Women in Non-Traditional Trades

2,785

$2,785,000

3,141

$3,141,000

6,450

$6,883,800

6,960

$7,648,100

11,462

$12,607,075

6,698

$7,366,700

School-Based New Apprenticeships

755

$622,875

4,865

$4,013,625

School-Based Retention

11

$9,075

214

$176,550

Declared Drought Work Area

158

$237,000

76

$114,000

21

$31,000

42

$55,550

41

$66,000

117

$188,650

Mature Aged Worker

35

$28,875

Innovation

1,541

$1,864,610

4,641

$5,615,610

Sporting Operations

1,847

$2,770,500

1,156

$1,734,000

994

$1,581,150

803

$1,322,850

705

$1,162,800

425

$701,250

Rural and Regional Skill Shortages

678

$678,000

3,064

$3,064,000

5,499

$5,842,000

7,208

$7,898,500

10,175

$11,188,200

12,816

$14,096,100