Mr BURKE - 2005-08-25
The Martin government is committed to skilling Territorians through vocational education and training, and supporting the training of 10 000 apprentices and trainees over the next four years. Can you advise the House what the government is doing to promote VET to Territorians, especially young Territorians?
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Brennan for his question. It is absolutely true, as a government, we have invested heavily in vocational education and training since 2001 to build and skill our work force and to grow apprentice and trainee numbers. That has been done through Jobs Plans 1 and 2, and initiatives such as the Employer Incentives, the Work Wwear /Work Ggear bBonus, the Work Ready NT program and Build Skills NT program. Under Jobs Plan 2, we will spend $73m each year over the next four years to train and skill Territorians to support the training of those 10 000 apprentices and trainees.
However, the full benefits of those initiatives will not be felt unless we get the full message about vocational education and training out into the schools and the community at large. Today, I launched what I trust will be a very successful campaign: the VET Experience. This campaign will build on the first Get VET campaign which we ran through 2003–04. The VET Experience campaign consists of television commercials, radio advertisements and testimonial print advertisements, and comes with the tag line, ‘Look at me now’. I hope everyone in the Assembly looks out for what are some great ads and testimonials. Also, there is the Youth Information pack for career counsellors, VET coordinators, parents and school students, and an Employer Information pack for employers.
We are getting more of our young people into apprenticeships, particularly in those hard trade areas. However, it is not easy. Employers will certainly tell you it is not easy. We hope that this campaign will build on our other efforts to promote vocational education and training. These include: Futures Expos held throughout the Northern Territory in August; WorldSkills Competition to promote vocational education and training for young people, from 13 to 17 September in Darwin, Alice Springs and Nhulunbuy; and Try a Trade - which is always a well-attended event that gives young people a ‘hands- on’ VET experience. It is now in its third year, and will be held from 6 to -8 September; and one of the biggest showcase events of the VET year in early September, the DEET Northern Territory Training Awards. The annual training awards night is an important evening where training organisations, trainers and the students get to celebrate success in the VET sector.
I add my thanks to the people from Media Marketing in DEET, the staff from Employment and Training, and the company, Simon Says Television for the production of the television advertisements. It is a great product and it really will continue to sell our message successfully.
ANSWER
Madam Speaker, I thank the member for Brennan for his question. It is absolutely true, as a government, we have invested heavily in vocational education and training since 2001 to build and skill our work force and to grow apprentice and trainee numbers. That has been done through Jobs Plans 1 and 2, and initiatives such as the Employer Incentives, the Work Wwear /Work Ggear bBonus, the Work Ready NT program and Build Skills NT program. Under Jobs Plan 2, we will spend $73m each year over the next four years to train and skill Territorians to support the training of those 10 000 apprentices and trainees.
However, the full benefits of those initiatives will not be felt unless we get the full message about vocational education and training out into the schools and the community at large. Today, I launched what I trust will be a very successful campaign: the VET Experience. This campaign will build on the first Get VET campaign which we ran through 2003–04. The VET Experience campaign consists of television commercials, radio advertisements and testimonial print advertisements, and comes with the tag line, ‘Look at me now’. I hope everyone in the Assembly looks out for what are some great ads and testimonials. Also, there is the Youth Information pack for career counsellors, VET coordinators, parents and school students, and an Employer Information pack for employers.
We are getting more of our young people into apprenticeships, particularly in those hard trade areas. However, it is not easy. Employers will certainly tell you it is not easy. We hope that this campaign will build on our other efforts to promote vocational education and training. These include: Futures Expos held throughout the Northern Territory in August; WorldSkills Competition to promote vocational education and training for young people, from 13 to 17 September in Darwin, Alice Springs and Nhulunbuy; and Try a Trade - which is always a well-attended event that gives young people a ‘hands- on’ VET experience. It is now in its third year, and will be held from 6 to -8 September; and one of the biggest showcase events of the VET year in early September, the DEET Northern Territory Training Awards. The annual training awards night is an important evening where training organisations, trainers and the students get to celebrate success in the VET sector.
I add my thanks to the people from Media Marketing in DEET, the staff from Employment and Training, and the company, Simon Says Television for the production of the television advertisements. It is a great product and it really will continue to sell our message successfully.
Last updated: 09 Aug 2016