Older Australians

EDUCATION AND TRAINING — WA STATE TRAINING PLAN — TECHNOLOGY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

381. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Education and Training:

I refer to the Western Australia State Training Plan 2017–2020, and to the Board’s identification of the need to ‘expand training opportunities in technology skills development for older workers, caregivers in aged care, as well as for voluntary caregivers who are currently not in the workforce’, and I ask:

(a)  has the Government undertaken any action to address this need;

Mental illness and suicide among seniors to be explored as part of Select Committee into Elder Abuse

Greens spokesperson for Seniors and Ageing Hon Alison Xamon today welcomed the establishment of a Parliamentary Select Committee into the issue of Elder Abuse.  The motion to establish the Committee, initiated by Hon Nick Goiran, received unanimous support from the Legislative Council.

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