Multi Outcome Construction Policy (final report)

The Training and Employment Policies of the QueenslandGovernment: A Qualitative AnalysisThis section presents a costs and benefits analysis of the Queensland government‘s10% Training Policy, the Indigenous Employment for Queensland GovernmentBuilding and Civil Construction Projects Policy, and the Local Industry Policy. Theanalysis is based on the costs and benefits as perceived by the main entities affectedby these policies. These include sponsoring agencies, such as the Department ofEducation, Training and the Arts (DETA), the Department of Employment andIndustrial Relations (DEIR) and the Department of State Development; contractingagencies, such as the Department of Public Works and the Department of MainRoads; and head building contractors and subcontractors.Sample and MethodThe evaluation of the costs and benefits of the various Queensland policies relies onqualitative data primarily because of the absence of reliable quantitative information.Although the DETA has a comprehensive data base for recording public constructioncontracts, it does not pre-date the introduction of the above policies. As such, itcannot be used to evaluate the effects of the introduction of the policies.The sample of head contractors interviewed was based on their size and location; withone small, medium, and large head contractor being selected from the Brisbane regionand one small, medium, and large head contractor being selected from a region otherthan the Brisbane region. The subcontractors interviewed were drawn from both theBrisbane region and regions other than the Brisbane region, and also ranged in sizefrom small to large.The interviews were based on a semi-structured format, with a standard set ofquestions being ask for each entity group, but allowing for other relevant issues to bediscussed during the interview. All the interviews were conducted face-to-face and77