Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I indicated, it's not the choice of the Department of Education, Culture and Employment who is selected for training by each department. That is something that each department is responsible for. Education, Culture and Employment only delivers the course. It's not up to me, as the Minister, to say that so and so should get the course or so and so shouldn't get the course. The colleges just provide the course to the people for whom it is requested by the departments. It might be interesting for the Member, though, to know that in one course that's offered, the management training program -- which is a public service career training program and a full-time trainee program -- we have gone from, in 1990-91, 96 per cent of the participants being aboriginal trainees to, in 1995-96, 100 per cent of the students being aboriginal trainees. These are already government employees who are being provided with training in order to assist them, usually, to achieve management or officer positions within the government.
Charles Dent on Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
In the Legislative Assembly on May 7th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Bill 11: Appropriation Act, 1996-97
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 6th, 1996
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