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Title

QUESTIONS IN WRITING

Apprenticeships

Database

House Hansard

Date

10-05-2005

Source

House of Reps

Parl No.

41

Electorate

Gorton

Interjector

 

Main Committee/Federation Chamber

 

Page

349

Party

ALP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

770

Questioner

O’Connor, Brendan, MP

Responder

Hardgrave, Gary, MP

Speaker

 

Stage

Apprenticeships

Type

 

Context

Questions in Writing

System Id

chamber/hansardr/2005-05-10/0328


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Tuesday, 10 May 2005
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Mr Brendan O’Connor asked the Minister for Vocational and Technical Education, in writing, on 9 March 2005:

(1)   How many New Apprenticeship commencements were there in each year since 1996 in (a) the electoral division of Gorton and (b) the postcode area (i) 3020, (ii) 3021, (iii) 3022, (iv) 3023, (v) 3029, (vi) 3030, (vii) 3036, (viii) 3037, (ix) 3038, and (x) 3335.

(2)   How many of these New Apprenticeship commencements were in traditional trades.


Mr Hardgrave (Minister for Vocational and Technical Education and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister) —The answer to the honourable member’s question is as follows:

(1)  

(a)   The latest data released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) relates to September 2004. The following table provides New Apprenticeships commencements for the 12 months to September in each year from 1996 to 2004 for the electorate of Gorton. (source: NCVER)

Commencements in the 12 months to September in the electorate of Gorton

1996

130

1997

160

1998

260

1999

460

2000

610

2001

760

2002

1,000

2003

1,410

2004

1,220

(b)   The NCVER does not release New Apprenticeships estimates to the Department by postcode.

(2)   The following table lists the number of trades and related New Apprenticeships commencements in the electorate of Gorton for the 12 months to September in each year from 1996 to 2004. (source: NCVER)

Trades and Related Occupation

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

Tradespersons and Related Workers - nfd

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Mechanical and Fabrication Engineering Tradespersons

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

20

(a)

(a)

20

10

Automotive Tradespersons

10

10

20

20

10

10

10

20

20

Electrical and Electronics Tradespersons

(a)

20

20

20

20

20

20

30

30

Construction Tradespersons

40

40

50

70

90

50

90

90

100

Food Tradespersons

(a)

(a)

10

10

20

40

30

30

20

Skilled Agricultural and Horticultural Workers

Nil

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

(a)

Other Tradespersons and Related Workers

20

20

20

30

30

30

20

20

20