1. Don Zoellner The Northern Institute Do not pass go, do not collect $200 THE PRIORITY GIVEN TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH AND POLICY

2. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200| April 2012 | Slide 2 Repositioning VET Wacquant’s ‘prisonfare’ Northern Territory case study Introduction

3. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200| April 2012 | Slide 3 Minister Evans Skills Australia Loic Wacquant Across the political spectrum Genuine policy innovation to manage the population Literature

4. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200| April 2012 | Slide 4 VET and Justice expenditure in the NT Since self-government Reports on Government Services Research Methods

5. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200| April 2012 | Slide 5 Financial YearJusticeVETSource 1978-1979$27m$12m(Northern Territory of Australia 1979)Northern Territory of Australia 1979 1984-1985$54m$24m(Northern Territory of Australia 1984)Northern Territory of Australia 1984 1989-1990$90m$43m(Northern Territory of Australia 1989)Northern Territory of Australia 1989 1995-1996$134m$85m(Northern Territory of Australia 1995)Northern Territory of Australia 1995 2000-2001$188m$81m(Northern Territory Treasury 2000)Northern Territory Treasury 2000 2005-2006$285m$79m(Northern Territory Treasury 2005)Northern Territory Treasury 2005 2009-2010$445m$89m(Northern Territory Government 2009)Northern Territory Government 2009 Table One: Budget Allocations to Justice and VET since Self-Government

6. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200| April 2012 | Slide 6 Financial YearNumbers of PrisonersNumbers on Community Corrections Orders Source 1995-19964671336(Productivity Commission 1997)Productivity Commission 1997 2000-20016601621(Productivity Commission 2002)Productivity Commission 2002 2005-20067911125(Productivity Commission 2007)Productivity Commission 2007 2009-201010811185(Productivity Commission 2011)Productivity Commission 2011 Table Two – Numbers of NT Prisoners and Community Corrections Orders

7. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200| April 2012 | Slide 7 YearHours DeliveredNumbers of StudentsSource 19952 670 00010 950(Productivity Commission 1997)Productivity Commission 1997 20004 800 00022 400(Productivity Commission 2002)Productivity Commission 2002 20053 400 00018 110(Productivity Commission 2007)Productivity Commission 2007 20094 000 00021 095(Productivity Commission 2011)Productivity Commission 2011 Table Three – NT VET Hours and Student Numbers

8. Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200| April 2012 | Slide 8 Mandatory sentencing A new government VET no longer competes solely in education Economically rational choice making citizens Conflation of unemployment and crime ‘Soft on crime’ Discussion