Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The functions of
the Board are as follows —
(a) to
give the Minister a draft State Training Plan as and when required by the
Minister;
(b) to
recognise various industry training advisory bodies as bodies from which the
Board takes advice for the purpose of drafting a State Training Plan or making
recommendations to the Minister under Part 7;
(ca) to
make recommendations that are required or permitted to be made by it to the
Minister under Part 7;
(c) to
prepare, for consideration by the Minister, policy which aims to improve the
links between specific industry developments and vocational education and
training so as to gain optimum employment opportunities for people, and ensure
the availability of appropriately skilled labour, in the State;
(d) to
perform the functions it has under Part 7A Division 2;
(e) to
provide advice to the Minister on the matters set out in subsection (2).
(2) The Board is to
provide advice to the Minister on —
(a) the
existing and anticipated supply and demand for skills in various industries,
particularly expanding industries and industries which are experiencing or are
expected to experience a shortage of skilled labour, and on proposed
strategies to support such industries;
(b)
strategic directions, policies and priorities for the State training system;
(c)
emerging international, national and State training issues;
(d) the
extent to which training services meet the current and future requirements of
industry and the community, including the requirement for equal opportunity of
access to those services; and
(e) any
other matters, as directed by the Minister.
[Section 21 amended by No. 44 of 2008
s. 18.]