Mark Bishop (WA, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Government Service Delivery, Senator Arbib. Can the minister advise the Senate on the efforts the government is making to increase apprenticeship numbers in the wake of the global financial crisis? Can the minister outline the Apprentice Kickstart program and provide the Senate with information on how the program is progressing? Can the minister further advise why the government introduced Apprentice Kickstart and what its desired outcomes are?