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Answers to questions
Alexander Maconochie Centre—detainees
(Question No 239)
Mr Wall asked the Minister for Corrections, upon notice, on 26 February 2014:
(1) How many detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre commenced further education and /or vocational qualifications in the (a) 2011-12 financial year, (b) 2012-13 financial year, and (c) financial year to date.
(2) How many detainees identified in part (1) completed the qualification undertaken.
Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Education and training at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC) is outsourced to an external provider. This provider is only required to keep statistics in line with Report on Government Services (ROGS) rules. A running total of enrolments is kept, as distinct from a record of enrolments as they occur.
It should be noted firstly that the following figures are averages, and secondly that detainees may be enrolled in more than one course at any given time.
In 2011-12, an average of 209 detainees per month were enrolled in further education and/or vocational qualifications at the AMC.
In 2012-13, an average of 199 detainees per month were enrolled in further education and/or vocational qualifications at the AMC.
In the current financial year to the end of January 2014 (data is not available for February 2014), an average of 210 detainees per month were enrolled in further education and/or vocational qualifications at the AMC.
(2) The following figures are based on monthly averages; the completion rates below relate to certificates of participation, certificates of attainment and full certificates. Several detainees otherwise not included in these figures will have completed one or more units of certificates, some of whom will not have been able to complete entire courses due to short sentence length. Further, these figures do not include non-accredited education programs, such as Induction and First Aid.
In 2011-12, a monthly average of 91 detainees completed further education and/or vocational qualifications at the AMC. (Note that this was based on January to June 2012 data only; data for July to December 2011 is unavailable).
In 2012-13, a monthly average of 69 detainees completed further education and/or vocational qualifications at the AMC.
In the current financial year to the end of January 2014 (data is not available for February 2014), a monthly average of 64 detainees completed further education and/or vocational qualifications at the AMC.
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