Barnaby Joyce (New England, National Party, Minister for Agriculture) Share this | Hansard source

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

Training that has been provided to Executive level and Senior Executive Service level employees for the period 7 September 2013-30 June 2014, including a breakdown of costs is at Attachment A.

The total expenditure for training provided during this period was $923 511.

In addition to the training outlined in Attachment A, the department has in place a Mandatory Learning Policy which required all staff to complete the following seven eLearning modules by 30 June 2014:

Attachment A

*As part of the Memorandum of Understanding with the National Security College the Department made an annual contribution of $55,000 for the 2013-14 financial year. This provided access to 7 training programs during the financial year.

(Summary of eLearning through Departme ntal Learning Management System – 7 September 2013 – 30 June 2014)

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