The Department of Education's (WA) Rural and Remote Training Schools Program

Abstract

The Department of Education initiated a pilot of the Rural and Remote Training Schools (RRTS) project in 2011 to promote rural and remote teaching to university students; at that time the Department's records indicated that only 11 students had undertaken a rural or remote practicum during 2010. The program is a key component of the Department's broader attraction and retention strategy and targets the Pilbara, Kimberley, Midwest and Goldfields regions which are areas deemed to be difficult to staff. Attraction and retention of quality teachers in rural and remote locations remain key Departmental priorities.