Page 890 - Week 03 - Thursday, 14 April 1994

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HOWEVER,- THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE THAT SOME EMPLOYERS ALREADY PROVIDE TRAINING OF A TYPE ESSENTIAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY. THE BILL THEREFORE PROVIDES FOR A REBATE TO BE MADE TO EMPLOYERS WHO CONDUCT APPROVED COURSES OR PROGRAMS. APPLICATIONS FOR REBATE WILL BE EVALUATED BY THE BOARD AGAINST CRITERIA TO BE ESTABLISHED BY THAT BODY AND WITHIN LIMITS APPROVED IN THE ANNUAL FUNDING FRAMEWORK. OVERALL, WE AIM TO ENSURE ADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR EMPLOYERS WHO PROVIDE RECOGNISED TRAINING TO THEIR EMPLOYEES.

THE BILL WILL PROVIDE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A CO-ORDINATED .

APPROACH TO FUNDING OF TRAINING IN THE CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY IN THE ACT. ALTHOUGH FUNDS WILL BE MANAGED.

BY A GO AGENCY THE OVERALL EFFECT OF THE BILL

WILL BE TO ENSURE THAT THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION

INDUSTRY MAINTAINS CONTROL OF EXPENDITURE OF THE

FUNDS TO ENSURE THE INDUSTRYS TRAINING NEEDS, WITHIN

THE GOVERNMENTS BROADER TRAINING OBJECTIVES, ARE MET.

CERTAINLY THE POOLING OF TRAINING FUNDS AS PROPOSED

SHOULD RESULT IN A BETTER CO-ORDINATED AND MORE

COMPREHENSIVE EFFORT THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE

POSSIBLE..

I COMMEND THE BILL TO THE ASSEMBLY AND PRESENT THE EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM FOR THE BILL.

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