Page 886 - Week 03 - Thursday, 14 April 1994

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PRESENTATION SPEECH

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING FUND BILL 1994

I MOVE THAT THE BILL BE NOW AGREED TO IN-PRINCIPLE.

MADAM SPEAKER, ALL STATES AND TERRITORIES RECOGNISE THAT, TO ACHIEVE MICRO-ECONOMIC REFORM, IT IS ESSENTIAL FOR THE QUALITY AND LEVEL OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO BE IMPROVED. IT WAS IN THIS CONTEXT THAT AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED IN 1992 BETWEEN THE COMMONWEALTH, STATES AND TERRITORIES TO ESTABLISH THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL TRAINING AUTHORITY (ANTA). THE ROLE OF ANTA IS TO CO-ORDINATE NATIONAL EFFORT IN MANAGING AND FUNDING ALL PUBLICLY FUNDED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO ENSURE THAT TRAINING IS DELIVERED EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY.

A FEATURE OF THE NATIONAL AGREEMENT WHICH GAVE RISE TO ANTA IS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRAINING AGENCY IN EACH JURISDICTION. I EXPECT TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATION LATER THIS YEAR TO ESTABLISH AN ACT TRAINING AGENCY:

THE NATIONAL BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING COUNCIL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ASSESSING THE PARTICULAR TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. THIS INCLUDES NOT ONLY NEEDS OF TRADES AND SUB-TRADES, BUT ALSO TECHNICAL, PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT NEEDS. THE A.C.T BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING COUNCIL ASSESSES TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL APPROACHES.

THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN ANALYSING LABOUR NEEDS FOR THE ACT

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. THIS ANALYSIS WILL FORM THE BASIS OF

TRAINING PLANS FROM WHICH WILL BE DERIVED THE FUNDING FRAME

WORKS REFERRED TO IN THE BILL. .

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