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CHIEF MINISTER FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION
Question No 693
Employment and Training Grants Program -
Pre-Vocational Training for Women
MR CORNWELL - Asked the Chief Minister upon notice on 11 May 1993:
In relation to your reply to question on notice No. 389 listing amounts made available to various organisations for pre-vocational training for women
(1) If Sistertrust is assisting 82 low income women at $500 per person ie $41,000, for what purpose is the balance of the $75,000 to be applied.
(2) Why is a similar amount per person assisted not provided for Caloola Farm - Tuggeranong Link ($7,308) and Caloola Farm itself ($25,000).
MS FOLLETT - The answer to the members question is as follows:
(1) Sistertrust was funded $75,000 under the 1992/93 Employment and
Training Grants Program to provide financial assistance and mentoring
support to low income women to undertake vocational training at the
Canberra Institute of Technology or with other training providers. Of the
total grant allocated, a minimum of $39,000 was to be used on financial
assistance to women and $4,150 on administration costs of the program.
The balance of funds, up to $31,850, was to be used to employ a part-time
administrator and a full-time coordinator and mentor. The provision of on
going mentoring support to participants is a major part of Sistertrusts
program. To date all participants, with one exception, are continuing
studies or have found employment.
Caloola Farm and Tuggeranong Link requested funding to provide shortterm (five to eight weeks) part-time pre-vocational training courses for women wishing to re-ester paid employment. These programs do not provide on-going mentoring support or financial assistance. Funds are provided according to the particular needs identified and the way in which these needs are to be addressed and not on a per capita basis.
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