Page 1807 - Week 05 - Wednesday, 2 May 2012
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Ms Hunter: I just wanted to bring the minister to relevance. I was asking what the ACT government is going to do to ensure the continued success of CIT in this competitive environment.
MR SPEAKER: Minister Bourke.
DR BOURKE: As I said, we are positioning the CIT. The CIT is well placed to take advantage of these initiatives, and I look forward to its success in the future.
MR SPEAKER: Ms Hunter, a supplementary.
MS HUNTER: Minister, are you aware of the significant concerns held by stakeholders such as the Australian Education Union regarding the proposed reforms and the potential negative impacts on the public TAFE system?
DR BOURKE: No, I am not aware of those concerns. What I am aware of is the support for these reforms from so many people in the vocational education and training space.
MR SPEAKER: Ms Le Couteur, a supplementary.
MS LE COUTEUR: Minister, will the government hold public consultations to inform the ACT’s implementation plan?
DR BOURKE: We are in the process of negotiating with the commonwealth under the COAG agreement our targets for achievement under this vocational education and training plan.
MS BRESNAN: A supplementary.
MR SPEAKER: Yes, Ms Bresnan.
MS BRESNAN: Minister, how will the recommendations of the Bradley report and recent announcements regarding the University of Canberra and the Canberra Institute of Technology be incorporated into the ACT’s implementation plan?
DR BOURKE: The Bradley review offered a number of alternatives for proceeding for the government. But since that review there have been a series of announcements which are game changing in VET reform from the commonwealth. These have included the Prime Minister’s announcement of a target of 375,000 extra Australians to have post-secondary qualifications within five years and an extra $1.7 billion to be spent on VET reform in Australia. The result of that for the ACT will be more vocational education and training, as I have previously described.
Canberra Hospital—emergency department data
MR HANSON: My question is to the Minister for Health. The Auditor-General’s report Waiting lists for elective surgery and medical treatment 2011 states the following in regard to elective surgery waiting lists:
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