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Senate Standing Committee on Education Employment and Workplace Relations QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Supplementary Budget Estimates 2012-2013 Cross Portfolio DEEWR Question No.

EW0486_13 Senator Back provided in writing.

Question Education expenses For 2011-12, detail all education expenses (i.e.

in house courses and tertiary studies) for each portfolio department and agency.
Include what type of course, the total cost, cost per participant, the employment classification of each participant, how many participants and the amount of study leave granted to each participant (provide a breakdown for each employment classification).

Also include the reason for the study and how it is beneficial for the department/agency.

Answer An estimated $5.6 million was spent by DEEWR on learning and development, courses, training and workshops during the 2011-12 financial year.
Of this:   $4.1 million was expended on external courses (including studies assistance) that were organised and approved at the business level.

As a result, this information is captured at the aggregate level and detailed information on each course is not able to be provided.

$1.57 million was expended on courses which were managed centrally and therefore able to be itemised.
Table 3 provides a detailed breakdown of this expenditure, however in summary: o $404,868.07 was spent on courses run in-house and facilitated by external providers.

o $1,035,207.70 was spent on executive coaching and leadership courses o (refer SQ12-001191).

o $131,985.50 was spent on external courses.

DEEWR sought information regarding education expenditure for the 2011-12 financial year from Education, Employment and Workplace Relations portfolio agencies.
Table 1 outlines the number of study leave hours granted, the number of participants who were granted study leave and the classification of study leave participants.

Table 2 outlines the high level reason for the study, how it is beneficial for the department/agency and the department/agency’s guidelines on study.

Tables 3 -10 provide a summary of the expenditure, course type, participant numbers and classification, and cost per participant for DEEWR and portfolio agencies.
SQ12-001186 Details of executive coaching and other leadership training services purchased in the 2011-12 financial year are detailed in DEEWR’s response to Question on Notice EW0491_13.

Table 1: Amount of study leave granted for each employee per portfolio department or agency.
Portfolio department or agency Number of hours of study leave granted Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Comcare Fair Work Australia (FWA) Fair Work Building and Construction (FWBC) Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) Safe Work Australia (SWA) 22,900 (with pay) 6,753.5 (without pay) 91 175 (with pay) 9,360 8203.44 2043 5,436.25 1,139.33 Classification Number of participants granted study leave 330 APS, EL, SES 3 1 39 45 51 82 10 P2 APS APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL SQ12-001186 Table 2 Reason for the study, how it is beneficial and the department/agency’s guidelines on study Portfolio department or agency Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) Reason for the study, how it is beneficial and the department/agency’s guidelines on study Studies assistance is designed to provide assistance to eligible employees to undertake an approved course of study to enhance their specific skills, knowledge, capabilities and the department's capacity to achieve its vision and goals.
Studies assistance has direct linkages to an employee’s Individual Performance and Development (IPAD) Plan.

Training undertaken is relevant to the individual’s role.

Executive Coaching and Leadership and Manager training commenced in Q3 and Q4 of 2011/12 to enhance specific skills and capabilities in the leadership team and provide experience for emerging managers for future roles.
Studies assistance is designed to provide assistance to eligible employees to undertake an approved course of study to enhance their specific skills, knowledge, capabilities and the department's capacity to achieve its vision and goals.

Training undertaken is relevant to the individual’s role and development and will help AITSL progress its objectives.

Studies Assistance is a component of Comcare’s Learning and Development.
It is beneficial by:  Improving capability to meet current and future workforce needs.

 Providing opportunities for employees to access programs of study identified within Individual Actions Plans (part of the Performance Development Framework).

 Contributing to employee’s career development and potential contribution within Comcare and the broader APS.
Developing and enriching employees’ skills and knowledge to grow professionally and personally, enhancing Comcare’s capacity to deliver the 2015 Strategic Plan.

Studies assistance is designed to provide assistance to eligible employees to undertake an approved course of study to enhance their specific skills, knowledge, capabilities and the agency’s capacity to achieve its vision and goals.

Studies assistance has direct linkages to an employee’s Performance and Development Plan (PDP).
Training undertaken is relevant to the individual’s role or development and will help FWA build capacity, including the critical skills sets identified in FWA’s learning and development framework.

Studies assistance is designed to provide assistance to eligible employees to undertake relevant study as part of a planned career development strategy.

Courses undertaken aim to enhance their specific skills, knowledge, capabilities and the department's capacity to achieve its vision and goals.
Studies assistance is designed to provide assistance to eligible employees to undertake an approved course of study to enhance their specific skills, knowledge, capabilities and the department's capacity to achieve its vision and goals.

Studies assistance that is provided forms part of any respective employee’s performance agreement.
Training Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) Comcare Fair Work Australia (FWA) Fair Work Building and Construction (FWBC) Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) SQ12-001186 Safe Work Australia (SWA) undertaken is relevant to the individual’s role or development.
Study assistance is designed to provide assistance to eligible employees to undertake an approved course of study to enhance their specific skills, knowledge, capabilities and the agency's capacity to achieve its vision and goals.

Study assistance has direct linkages to an employee’s Performance Development Agreement (PDA).

Training undertaken is relevant to the individual’s role.
SQ12-001186 Table 3: Breakdown of L&D courses for DEEWR staff, expenditure, participant numbers, classification and cost per participant for the 2011-12 financial year.
Course name Courses run in-house facilitated by external providers Participants Classification Cost per participant Total (incl GST) Enhancing your performance in the APS Contract management Indigenous cultural awareness training Developing policy - an introductory class Writing ministerial briefs Presenting with confidence Constructive conversations Clear writing Developing project management expertise Emotional intelligence Senate estimates training Torres Strait Islander culture appreciation HBDI Individual Profile and Group Debrief Total Executive coaching and leadership Total SQ12-001186 203 55 110 74 110 119 152 160 69 104 331 56 1543 300 197.54 866.20 448.05 398.36 227.22 133.19 428.96 336.47 438.86 266.35 45.32 196.43 APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES $40,100.74 $47,641.00 $49,285.30 $29,478.30 $24,993.83 $15,849.45 $65,202.28 $53,835.52 $30,281.65 $27,700.00 $15,000.00 $11,000.00 $20,196.00 $430,564.07 $1,035,207.70 External courses Executive Masters in Public Administration Graduate Diploma in Economic Studies Profile Accreditation – Team Management System MBTI Certification – CPP Asia Pacific HBDI Certification – Herrmann International Asia Total Courses facilitated by DEEWR Staff Ddocs (document management) for contributors Ddocs (document management) for site owners and delegates TRIM/ (records management) eFiling using DEEWR Trim Financial management in DEEWR Bargaining workshops Bite Size Seminars – Delegation Risk Management Framework & RiskActive (DEEWR Risk Management IT System) RAP/Closing the Gap – Employment Cluster RAP for Reconciliation Library-Improve your search skills Connect PDMS INDIGO Total DEEWR TOTAL 2 2 3 2 1 APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES $41,419.50 $16,218.25 $1,870.00 $2,800.00 $5,500.00 50 21 44 573 28 Unknown 1 64 APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL, SES APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL 62 6 5 19 162 203 1237 2,622 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $82,839.00 $32,436.50 $5,610.00 $5,600.00 $5,500.00 $131,985.50 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $1,572,061.27 1 This figure is unknown as the Bite Size Seminars were held live, but also live-streamed across DEEWR and a recorded version made available to all staff.
SQ12-001186 Table 4: Breakdown of L&D courses for Australian Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting Authority (ACARA) staff, expenditure, participant numbers, classification and cost per participant for the 2011-12 financial year.
Course name Courses run in-house facilitated by external providers Equal employment opportunity (EEO), harassment and bullying prevention Participants Note: staff # difference due to absences 104 Seminars at the Australian Copyright Council St Johns First Aid Visio Professional 2010 – Level 1 Total 1 1 3 109 SQ12-001186 Classification Cost per participant Total (incl GST) A2 - 5 A3 - 3 A4 - 3 P1 - 2 P2 - 24 P3 - 26 P4 - 2 M1 - 9 M2 - 7 Executive - 3 Temps and Contractors 10 P3 P1 A2 - 1 P2 - 2 $92.36 $9,605.44 $440 $190 $550 $440 $190 $1,650 $11,885.44 Courses provided off-site facilitated by external providers Prince2 Project Management training EEO training (one-on-one) Coaching – minute taking Executive coaching and leadership courses Courses facilitated by ACARA staff TRIM (records management) training Stakeholder Relationship Management system training Total Total Total ACARA TOTAL SQ12-001186 5 4 2 11 13 13 94 94 188 321 APS - EL APS - EL APS $1,650.00 $3,003.00 $412.50 $8,250.00 $12,012.00 $825.00 $21,087.00 M1 - 6 M2 - 5 Executive - 3 A2 - 5 A3 - 3 A4 - 3 P1 - 2 P2 - 24 P3 - 26 P4 - 2 M1 - 9 M2 - 7 Executive - 3 $1,882.69 $24,475.00 $0.00 $0.00 $24,475.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $57,447.44 Table 5: Breakdown of L&D courses for Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) staff, expenditure, participant numbers, classification and cost per participant for the 2011-12 financial year (as at 1 June 2012).
Course name Participants Classification EL Cost per participant $2217.26 $0.00 SES 4056.25 Total (incl GST) $24,389.81 $0.00 $16,225.00 $40,614.81 Courses run in-house facilitated by external providers Courses provided off-site facilitated by external providers Executive coaching and leadership courses AITSL TOTAL 11 0 4 15 SQ12-001186 Table 6: Breakdown of L&D courses for Comcare staff, expenditure, participant numbers, classification and cost per participant for the 2011-12 financial year.
Course name Participants Classification Cost per participant Total (incl GST) Courses run in-house facilitated by external providers Assess your leadership capabilities Enhancing your performance in the APS Client service skills Effective feedback and coaching conversations Certificate IV in injury claims Pathways to leadership Getting that selection right Training and assessment upgrade course Up front & in control Manual handling APS job application & interview skills Completely organised at work Bullying and harassment training Accidental Counsellor MS Office 2010 Upgrade Courses Writing Effective Reports and Proposals APS Business Writing Excel Courses Medical Terminology Strategic Thinking First Aid Training Emotional Intelligence 13 18 28 105 164 57 62 14 75 5 31 36 64 28 354 18 12 9 48 16 22 16 APS APS APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS APS APS APS, EL, SES APS, EL APS, EL, SES APS APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL APS APS, EL, SES APS APS, EL APS, EL, SES APS, EL $103.08 $292.00 $353.57 $555.44 $356.11 $780.57 $84.68 $210.64 $829.49 $371.80 $199.48 $311.67 $154.41 $1,499.08 $434.71 $550.24 $311.67 $332.22 $250.05 $56.98 $130.89 $440.00 $1,340.00 $5,256.05 $9,900.00 $58,321.29 $58,402.55 $44,492.60 $5,250.00 $2,948.96 $62,211.91 $1,859.00 $6,183.97 $11,220.00 $9,881.95 $41,974.16 $146,499.00 $9,904.40 $3,740.00 $2,990.00 $12,002.41 $911.60 $2,879.50 $7,040.00 SQ12-001186 Course name Participants Classification Cost per participant Total (incl GST) Total 835 $505,209.35 Executive coaching and leadership courses (Figures to come from Finance SQ12-001191) Total Courses facilitated by Comcare staff Induction TRIM (records management) training WHS Act in a day Getting that selection right Preventing Psychological Injury through Leadership SRC Act in a day Type of occurrence classification system Developing your individual action plan SRC LTP (IT program) training Workplace health and safety workshops Certificate IV in injury claims internal mods WHS Overview training Performance Management
 A Manager’s WHS Responsibilities Addressing Selection Criteria Bullying and Harassment Practical Incaps 191 128 112 121 62 26 94 35 59 161 213 96 65 12 63 65 8 47 APS, EL, SES N/A $475,971.72 APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL APS APS, EL, SES APS, EL $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 COMCARE TOTAL Total 1367 2393 $981,181.07 SQ12-001186 SQ12-001186 Table 7: Breakdown of L&D courses for Fair Work Australia (FWA) staff, expenditure, participant numbers, classification and cost per participant for the 2011-12 financial year.
Course name Participants Classification Cost per participant Total (incl GST) Courses run in-house facilitated by external providers Resilience and self care 2 Computer training Sharepoint learning Graduate training Suicide Awareness Change Management Workplace Behaviour Indigenous Awareness Giving effective feedback Indigenous Awareness (QLD office) Regulatory Compliance session ComSuper session Change workshop Executive coaching and leadership courses Courses facilitated by FWA staff TRIM (record management) training Performance and Development framework Career Transition workshop Total Total Total 27 15 12 10 22 9 19 20 15 19 13 40 10 231 177 67 316 55 438 APS APS APS APS APS APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, SES APS, EL EL, SES $155.15 $135.98 $105.83 $413.18 $163.63 $555.00 $518.4 $210.00 $153.08 $57.89 $0.00 $6.22 $0.00 $4,608.21 $2,039.70 $1,269.96 $4,131.80 $3,599.86 $4,995.00 $9,849.60 $4,200.00 $2,296.20 $1,100 $0.00 $248.88 $0.00 $38,339.21 APS, EL, SES $499.63 $88,435.93 APS, EL APS, SES APS, EL $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 SQ12-001186 FWA TOTAL 846 $126,775.14 Table 8: Breakdown of L&D courses for Fair Work Building and Construction (FWBC) staff, expenditure, participant numbers, classification and cost per participant for the 2011-12 financial year.
Course name Participants Classification Cost per participant Total spent (incl GST) Courses run in-house facilitated by external providers Bullying and harassment – VIC staff only Workplace relations compliance Certificate IV in Government Investigations Applied Project Management FWBC Transition Investigative Interviewing and Evidence Management Executive coaching and leadership courses Total Total Courses facilitated by FWBC staff ABCC corporate induction ABCC introduction to field operations AIMs training AIMs training – new starter Ethics training Field operations technical training Field operations technical training – new starter Field operations training – use of FWO Operations Manual Performance management training Work Health & Safety Briefing 46 15 13 6 81 55 216 56 56 17 13 70 6 61 53 12 43 159 19 APS, EL, SES APS, EL APS APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL, SES $155.65 $676.50 $3,170.00 $1,363.35 $435.75 $1,936.02* (total cost of training was $170,369.76) APS, EL, SES 884.02 APS APS APS, EL, SES APS APS, EL, SES APS, EL APS APS APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $7,159.90 $10,147.50 $41,210.00 $8,180.10 $35,295.56 $122,060.76* (total cost of training was $170,369.76) $224,053.82 $49,505.00 $49,505.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 SQ12-001186 FWBC TOTAL Total 434 669 $0.00 $273,558.82 Table 9: Breakdown of L&D courses for Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) staff, expenditure, participant numbers, classification and cost per participant for the 2011-12 financial year.
Course name Courses run in-house facilitated by external providers Certificate IV in government (investigation) Certificate IV in government (workplace relations) Diploma in project management Achieving effective resolutions training Increased stress resilience Indigenous cultural awareness training Harassment and diversity contact officer training Team leader development program Quality assurance training Disability Awareness training Mental Health First Aid Appropriate Workplace Behaviour training Managing Difficult Behaviour training Core control training Interpreting industrial instruments Executive coaching and leadership courses Courses facilitated by FWO staff Total Total Participants Classification Cost per participant Total (incl GST) 71 35 30 65 43 84 7 41 14 6 17 53 250 208 188 1,122 72 72 APS, EL APS APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS APS, EL APS APS, EL EL, SES $3,155.67 $1,229.57 $2,850.00 $863.44 $558.13 $90.38 $671.43 $3,728.21 $909.86 $0.00 $211.76 $215.85 $193.54 $268.12 $257.87 N/A N/A N/A $224,052.80 $43,034.95 $85,500.00 $56,123.81 $23,999.59 $7,592.40 $4,700.01 $152,856.73 $12,738.04 $0.00 $3,599.92 $11,440.05 $48,385.00 $55,770.00 $48,481.28 $778,274.58 $19,178.00 $19,178.00 SQ12-001186 Course name National technical training (core) National technical training (field ops) Investigation training Investigative interviewing skills NEXUS (IT program) training Customer contact ‘NICE’ team leader tutorial FWO corporate online induction Performance management training Paycheck plus train the trainer Overview of fair work legislation online Online operations manual training APS Values & Code of Conduct in Practice Presentation Skills TAMA (Transitional arrangement in modern awards) Total Participants Classification Cost per participant 34 12 36 13 34 7 104 214 15 11 138 45 68 24 724 APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS APS, EL, SES APS, EL APS APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL , SES APS, EL APS, EL $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Total (incl GST) $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 FWO TOTAL 1,949 N/A $797,452.58 SQ12-001186 Table 10: Breakdown of L&D courses for Safe Work Australia (SWA) staff, expenditure, participant numbers, classification and cost per participant for the 2011-12 financial year.
Course name Courses run in-house facilitated by external providers Participants Classification Cost per participant Total (incl GST) Shaping Strategic Thought Performance Management Essential Writing Skills Project Management Executive coaching and leadership courses Courses facilitated by SWA staff Safetydocs (records management) training Freedom of Information training Fraud awareness training Parliamentary Document Management System training SWA TOTAL Total Total Total 38 30 19 17 104 0 0 110 30 90 25 255 359 APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL APS, EL $194.60 $339.83 $149.37 $409.26 APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL, SES APS, EL $7,395.00 $10,195.00 $2,838.00 $6,957.50 $27,385.50 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $891.00 $0.00 $891.00 $28,276.50 SQ12-001186