Part 6 Education and Training Introduction The Education and Training portfolio delivers and regulates education for Western Australian students. This includes the early childhood education and care sector, primary and secondary schools in the government and non-government school sectors, and the TAFE sector. The portfolio ensures that all students across Western Australia have access to a quality education for a bright future, developing a skilled workforce that meets the State’s economic and community needs. The portfolio is contributing to the achievement of the following Our Priorities and associated targets: • A Strong Economy − creating jobs; • A Bright Future − increasing student reading and numeracy; − increasing participation in STEM; • Aboriginal Wellbeing − reducing the over-representation of Aboriginal people in custody; and • Regional prosperity − delivering strong regional economies. Summary of Recurrent and Asset Investment Expenditure 2018-19 2019-20 Estimated Budget Agency Actual Estimate $’000 $’000 Education − Total Cost of Services ........................................................................................... 5,138,537 5,241,086 − Asset Investment Program .................................................................................... 482,967 452,810 Training and Workforce Development − Total Cost of Services ........................................................................................... 554,672 577,616 − Asset Investment Program .................................................................................... 19,344 21,300 TAFE Colleges − Asset Investment Program .................................................................................... 14,026 8,664 309 Ministerial Responsibilities Minister Agency Services Minister for Education and Education 1. Public Primary Education Training 2. Public Secondary Education 3. Regulation and Non-Government Sector Assistance 4. Support to the School Curriculum and Standards Authority Training and Workforce 1. Workforce Planning and Development Development 2. Development of Vocational Education and Training Policy and Programs 3. Jobs and Skills Centre Services 4. Skilled Migration, Including Overseas Qualification Assessment 5. Apprenticeship and Traineeship Administration and Regulation 6. Procurement of Training 7. Recruitment and Management of International Students 8. Infrastructure Management for TAFE Colleges 9. Support Services to TAFE Colleges 10. Regulatory Services to Registered Training Organisations TAFE Colleges n/a 310 Division 23 Education Part 6 Education and Training Appropriations, Expenses and Cash Assets 2017-18 2018-19 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Estimated Budget Forward Forward Forward Actual Budget Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 DELIVERY OF SERVICES Item 56 Net amount appropriated to deliver services ............................................ 4,051,999 4,041,976 4,063,017 4,066,704 4,157,678 4,287,810 4,493,942 Amount Authorised by Other Statutes - Salaries and Allowances Act 1975 ............. 1,675 1,538 1,443 1,443 1,443 1,454 1,460 Total appropriations provided to deliver services ......................................................... 4,053,674 4,043,514 4,064,460 4,068,147 4,159,121 4,289,264 4,495,402 ADMINISTERED TRANSACTIONS Item 57 Amount provided for Administered Grants, Subsidies and Other Transfer Payments ............................ 449,980 451,223 454,256 451,873 447,023 445,721 437,879 CAPITAL Item 127 Capital Appropriation ..................... 262,626 251,781 248,980 343,494 173,217 130,397 119,583 TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS ............................ 4,766,280 4,746,518 4,767,696 4,863,514 4,779,361 4,865,382 5,052,864 EXPENSES Total Cost of Services ...................................... 5,351,934 5,090,961 5,138,537 5,241,086 5,383,509 5,588,844 5,888,557 Net Cost of Services (a) ..................................... 4,330,851 4,045,542 4,064,266 4,083,009 4,146,778 4,285,101 4,492,047 CASH ASSETS (b) ............................................ 649,221 558,482 575,799 559,481 591,719 611,520 624,704 (a) Represents Total Cost of Services (expenses) less retained revenues applied to the agency’s services. Reconciliation to the ‘Total appropriations provided to deliver services’ includes adjustments related to movements in cash balances and other accrual items such as resources received free of charge, receivables, payables and superannuation. (b) As at 30 June each financial year. Spending Changes Recurrent spending changes, other than cashflow timing changes and non-discretionary accounting adjustments, impacting on the agency’s Income Statement since presentation of the 2018-19 Budget to Parliament on 10 May 2018, are outlined below: 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Estimated Budget Forward Forward Forward Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 New Initiatives National School Reform Agreement - State Contribution to Government Schools ......................................................................................................... - - - 30,807 99,963 Response to the Methamphetamine Action Plan Taskforce Report - School Drug Education Program .................................................................. - 254 260 267 272 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Enterprise Schools Project .......................................................................................................... 475 925 462 100 - Ongoing Initiatives Adjustment to Commonwealth Grants National School Chaplaincy Program ........................................................... 7,729 7,729 7,729 7,729 - Universal Access to Early Childhood Education ........................................... 18,050 44,754 25,296 - - Other Commonwealth Grants ....................................................................... (171) 166 (80) 98 306 Adjustment to State Government Grants ......................................................... 184 (83) (285) (476) (476) Growth Funding - Revisions to Student Enrolment and Cost Growth Forecast ........................................................................................................ 21,889 40,491 62,931 78,831 (8,903) Revision to Royalties for Regions Program ..................................................... 5,050 447 756 462 17 Road Safety and Drug Education .................................................................... 614 1,434 1,400 1,506 1,506 311 Education - continued 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 Estimated Budget Forward Forward Forward Actual Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000 Other 2019-20 Tariffs, Fees and Charges ................................................................. - 1,152 1,029 1,370 1,751 Capping of Leave Liabilities ............................................................................. (11,587) - - - - Government Office Accommodation Reform Program .................................... (94) (83) (70) (56) (56) Government Regional Officer Housing ............................................................ (1,895) (5,816) (7,352) (9,457) (7,623) Moora Residential College Operating Costs .................................................... 189 378 378 378 378 National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) Online ... 671 1,435 - - - Non-Government Human Services Sector Indexation Adjustment .................. (104) (107) (109) (112) 659 Revision to Depreciation and Amortisation ...................................................... (1,604) (6,829) (886) 1,122 4,374 Revision to Low Interest Loans Scheme ......................................................... (296) 234 (3) (129) 1,216 Revision to Own-Source Revenue .................................................................. 407 406 1,183 1,183 1,183 Salaries and Allowances Tribunal Determination ............................................ (95) (95) (95) (84) - Settlement of Residential Colleges Loan ......................................................... (692) (692) (692) (692) (692) Transfer of Oracle Licences from the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage ........................................................................................................ 97 99 101 103 105 Transfer of Scholarships to the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation ..................................................................................................... (37) (39) (39) (39) (39) Transfer of the Training Accreditation Council Secretariat to the Department of Training and Workforce Development ................................... (1,620) (2,711) (2,724) (2,737) (2,750) Upgrade and Maintenance Costs to Tuart College for Western Australian Football Commission Accommodation .......................................................... 106 215 220 225 230 Voluntary Targeted Severance Scheme .......................................................... 3,990 - - (9,007) - Significant Issues Impacting the Agency 1. Given the high expectations of success for every student, the Department’s priorities include: 1.1. having senior secondary students on learning pathways that explicitly connect to further training or higher education; 1.2. building student interest, aspiration, participation and capability in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); 1.3. improving student writing, reading and numeracy; 1.4. focus on growth in student achievement as well as standards;