An iron-clad plan must be developed for the local TAFE following a committee report into the services across the state, says Member for Burdekin Dale Last.
Mr Last has called on the Minister to front the Burdekin community to develop the plan after key findings in the report into the delivery of VET in regional, rural, and remote Queensland acknowledged that there was scope for improvement in community involvement in the planning for VET services in regional areas.
“As we saw with the consultation process into the Infrastructure Strategy, when it comes to community consultation on the delivery of TAFE in their shire, we have to jump through hoops or miss out on a chance to have a say at all,” Mr Last said.
“For years, residents, business owners and chambers of commerce have called for better utilisation of the Burdekin TAFE facility to benefit not just students but the wider community and now this report echoes the need for them to be heard.
“Given the findings, it’s time for the Minister to come to the Burdekin and hear how we want to see our local TAFE facility being used and provide a plan as to how that vision can be brought to fruition.”
Mr Last said having an effective deliverance of TAFE in the Burdekin benefitted the whole region as well as improving the retention of young people from the district.
“Several stakeholders noted in the report the gaps between the training being delivered by TAFE and the skills required by local industries and at a time when the demand for skilled workers is skyrocketing, this should be ringing alarm bells for immediate action,” Mr Last said.
“Right now in the Burdekin we still have a group of young people who are being forced to leave the Burdekin to pursue training options that could be offered here at their local TAFE and at the same time we are seeing a dramatic rise in the number of unfilled positions in vital industries.
“I am calling on the Minister to provide assurances that she isn’t willing to sit on her hands while a rural Queensland community watches its young people leave just to secure the training they need for the career they want to pursue.”
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