Documents related to the projected cost of the National Careers Institute for the period 2019 - 2022
Richard Smith made this Freedom of Information request to Minister for Employment
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Dear Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business,
The National Careers Institute was established in July 2019. Despite operating for the last 28 months, as of today, 24th November 2021, the NCI lists only four announcements on it's website (https://www.dese.gov.au/announcements/nci).
There is 1 announcement in each of the months of October, November and December 2020 and then a hiatus of almost 12 months with the fourth and last announcement shown as October 2021.
At an average rate of one announcement every 7 months, this appears to be a very low rate of information being put out by the NCI, which appears to have the sole purpose of providing information to Australian's regarding developing their skills and career.
Accordingly, I hereby request the following Government Information documents which I consider to be of great public importance:
a) Documents detailing the total budgeted cost expected to be incurred by the Commonwealth for the National Careers Institute for year financial year period over the interval of 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022;
b) Documents detailing the remuneration of members of the National Careers Institute Advisory Board; and
c) Documents detailing the decision making in regards to the Commonwealth's determination of the need for and the formulation of aims of the Institute in establishing the National Careers Institute.
If this can be answered as informal request, please do so.
Otherwise, please proceed with this as a formal request under the Freedom of Information principles & framework, i.e. the Freedom of Information Act 1982 & other associated guidelines and regulations.
Yours faithfully,
Richard Smith
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
We refer to your below request, received by the Department of Education,
Skills and Employment (DESE) on 24 November 2021, under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act). We note that you have requested that “if
this can be answered as informal request, please do so”.
We have responded to each part of your request below, noting that this
information is publicly available.
a. Documents detailing the total budgeted cost expected to be incurred by
the Commonwealth for the National Careers Institute for year financial
year period over the interval of 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2022
I am advised that this information is publicly available in Portfolio
Budget Statements. See specifically:
o [1]Portfolio Budget Statements 2020–21 Education, Skills and
Employment Portfolio - Department of Education, Skills and
Employment, Australian Government (dese.gov.au) - page 16
(establishment) and 70 (program expense table)
o [2]2021-22 Portfolio Budget Statements - Department of Education,
Skills and Employment, Australian Government (dese.gov.au) - page 73
(program expense table)
b. Documents detailing the remuneration of members of the National
Careers Institute Advisory Board; and
I am advised that there is no remuneration for National Careers Institute
(NCI) Advisory Board members, as set out in the Terms of Reference which
are available at [3]NCI Terms of reference - Department of Education,
Skills and Employment, Australian Government (dese.gov.au)
c. Documents detailing the decision making in regards to the
Commonwealth's determination of the need for and the formulation of
aims of the Institute in establishing the National Careers Institute.
I am advised that the need for, and aims of the NCI are set out on DESE’s
website — see [4]The National Careers Institute and its work - Department
of Education, Skills and Employment, Australian Government (dese.gov.au).
From this website, the following is accessible:
o Joyce Review - [5]Skills Package – Parliament of Australia
(aph.gov.au)
o Consultation and co-design workshops, summarised in our ‘This is what
we heard’ report - [6]NCI this is what we heard - Department of
Education, Skills and Employment, Australian Government (dese.gov.au)
o The NCI Charter - [7]National Careers Institute Ministerial Charter
2020-2022 - Department of Education, Skills and Employment,
Australian Government (dese.gov.au)
o The NCI’s forward looking strategic plan, including its strategic
objectives - [8]NCI Strategic Plan - Department of Education, Skills
and Employment, Australian Government (dese.gov.au)
As the information you have requested is publicly available, we will treat
the FOI request as withdrawn, unless you advise otherwise by COB 3
December 2021. If you have any queries regarding this correspondence
please email [9][email address].
Yours sincerely
Corporate and Schools Legal Branch
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
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