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- ↑ "WA machinery of government changes: list of amalgamated departments". The Mandarin . 28 April 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ↑ "Department of Training and Workforce Development: Our structure". Department of Training and Workforce Development. Government of Western Australia. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ "Department of Training and Workforce Development Annual Report 2020–21" (PDF). www.wa.gov.au. Government of Western Australia. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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