Budget 1999-2000

FACT SHEET

SCIENCE EDUCATION

 The Government will provide $25 million over three years for science lectureships ($5 million in 1999-2000, $10 million in 2000-2001 and $10 million in 2001-2002).

After consultation with key stakeholders in industry and the science and academic communities, tenders will be invited nationally for projects which involve lectureships and course development in science education.

Funds will be allocated on a competitive basis for large projects in the order of $500,000 per year for three years. To qualify for funding, the projects must involve partnerships between universities and industry, with industry contributing funding in cash or in kind.

The initiative has a number of objectives, including:

• encouraging industry to invest in education and training;
• developing courses to meet the needs of emerging industries and thus indirectly address areas of skill shortages, such as in information technology; and

• attracting more school leavers into science courses through the development of innovative approaches to course design and delivery.

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