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Question and Answer Tracking Details

2630 - TAFE HUNTER AND GLENDALE INSTITUTE

Hornery, Sonia to the Minister for Education
  1. What are the names of the courses that the Government has cut at the TAFE Hunter and Glendale institute?
  2. Will the Minister guarantee restoration of funds for TAFE Hunter and Glendale Institutes so that teacher jobs won't be cut, support services won't disappear and student courses and ultimately qualifications for the work force won't be lost?
Answer -

(1) TAFE NSW Institutes regularly review their course offerings and adjust offerings each Semester. Adjustments are made according to the local skill requirements and demand for training services in each region across New South Wales.Adjustments to program offerings have accommodated growth in apprentice and trainee enrolments and enrolment growth in other critical skills shortage areas in the Hunter and Central Coast regions.

Due to a significant decrease in student demand, courses not being offered by TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute in Semester 2, 2012 include:

Newcastle Campus - Diploma of Metallurgy; Diploma Digital Media (Programming); Certificate III Polymer Composites (Processing)

Belmont Campus - Certificate III in Aquaculture
Glendale Campus - Certificate III in Hospitality
Hamilton Campus - Certificate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery and Patisserie) - non-trade
Singleton Campus - Diploma Information Technology
Maitland Campus - Advanced Diploma Computer Systems Technology
Newcastle and Ourimbah Campus - Advanced Diploma of Music Business; Advanced Diploma in Sound Production
Tomaree and Belmont Campus - Career Education and Employment for Women.

The Institute will monitor the situation with a view to offering these courses if demand increases to a sustainable level.

(2) No permanent teachers have lost their job because of the adjustments to program offerings at TAFE NSW - Hunter Institute.

Part-time casual teachers have been affected by the changes to teaching hours, as hours have decreased or increased across campuses.

Support services have not been reduced, and Hunter Institute continues to ensure priority is given to training that meets the needs of industry and the community.

Question asked on 21 August 2012 (session 55-1) and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 107
Answer received on 25 September 2012 and printed in Questions & Answers Paper No. 119

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