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Budget 1999-2000
FACT SHEET
$77.7 MILLION FOR TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
- The Quality Teacher Programme is a three year, $77.7 million Federal Government
initiative which will strengthen the skills of the teaching profession.
- The Programme will focus on the renewal of teacher skills and understanding in literacy,
numeracy, mathematics, science, information technology and vocational education in
schools. It will target the seventy percent of teachers who completed formal training ten
or more years ago and casual teachers and teachers who are re-entering the teaching
profession.
- It will supplement professional development already being undertaken by State and
Territory government and non-government education authorities and professional
associations.
- Funding will support the provision of targeted professional development programmes by
government and non-government education authorities and organisations such as professional
associations or consortiums of education providers, such as schools or clusters of
schools. A small proportion of the funds will be retained to support strategic national
projects.
- The Programme will be developed in consultation with key stakeholders during the
remainder of 1999.
- Programme activities will commence in early 2000.
Media Release
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