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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 14 Hansard (12 December) . . Page.. 4954 ..
QUESTION NO. 349
Job Placement Service
1. Can you explain how the contract with Metropolitan Business College (MBC) will ensure that unemployed and disadvantaged ACT residents receive assistance from MBC?
2. Can you provide a copy of (a) the outcomes the Government is paying for from MBC, and (b) the performance measures used for assessing those outcomes?
3. How many clients will MBC handle in a year?
4. How many of these will be long term unemployed?
5. Will you table a quarterly report from MBC, against the performance indicators in the contract?
6. What guarantees are there from MBC about providing permanent work for clients?
7. Can you provide details of any ongoing commitment to the Government from MBC about providing a job placement service for disadvantaged ACT residents?
8. Will the Government continue to monitor the outcomes of MBC after the seed funding runs out?
9. What (a) skills will clients of MBC be trained in; and (b) how will these competencies be assessed?
Mr De Domenico - the answers to the Member's questions are as follows:
1. In developing the Expression of Interest document for the provision of the job placement service, staff of the Business Development Branch have worked closely with the CES to establish the present needs of those disadvantaged in the ACT job market. This process further establishes the effect of the latest funding cuts on
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