Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

Total expenditure from the department's centralised Learning and Development budget for corporate training for Executive Level and Senior Executive Service officials between 7 September 2013 and 30 June 2014 is $4,682,919. This includes $764,419 for Leadership and Management skills training, $522,942 for Public Sector skills training and $3,395,558 for Language training.

Between 7 September 2012 and 30 June 2013, DFAT's expenditure on the same activities was $3,581,163. AusAID spent a further $3.6 million on learning and development in financial year 2012-13.

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