Education, Science and Training
EDUCATION, SKILLS AND INNOVATION – UNDERPINNING
PROSPERITY AND BUILDING AUSTRALIA’S FUTURE
Training
INCREASED FUNDING AND PLACES FOR
TRAINING
$143 MILLION BOOST FOR CAREERS
ADVICE TO YOUNG AUSTRALIANS
Minister for Vocational and Technical
Education, Mr Gary Hardgrave's Media Releases
Higher Education
RECORD $7.8 BILLION BUDGET
INVESTMENT FOR AUSTRALIAN HIGHER EDUCATION
$26 MILLION FOR VETERINARY SCIENCE
AND TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AT JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY
$25 MILLION BOOST FOR UNIVERSITY OF
WESTERN SYDNEY
EXTRA AGED CARE NURSING UNIVERSITY
PLACES
$2 MILLION FOR IT UPGRADE AT
CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY
Schools
$8.5 BILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR
AUSTRALIAN SCHOOLS IN 2005-06
35% BOOST TO STATE SCHOOL CAPITAL
WORKS PROGRAMME
$73.8 MILLION BOOST FOR RURAL AND
ISOLATED FAMILIES’ EDUCATION ASSISTANCE
$30 MILLION TOWARDS A QUALITY
TEACHING PROFESSION
$13 MILLION TO HELP COUNTRY
FAMILIES WITH SCHOOL HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION
NSW STATE SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE $998
MILLION
VICTORIAN STATE SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE
$659 MILLION
QUEENSLAND STATE SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE
$603 MILLION
WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S STATE SCHOOLS
TO RECEIVE $317 MILLION
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STATE SCHOOLS TO
RECEIVE $220 MILLION
NT GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE
$89 MILLION
TASMANIAN STATE SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE
$84 MILLION
ACT STATE SCHOOLS TO RECEIVE $44
MILLION
Indigenous
BUILDING ON OUR COMMITMENT TO
INDIGENOUS LEARNING
$23 MILLION FOR TRAINING INDIGENOUS
YOUTH FROM REMOTE AREAS
$12 MILLION TO PRESERVE INDIGENOUS
CULTURAL HERITAGE
$12.9 MILLION SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME TO
SUPPORT FUTURE INDIGENOUS LEADERS
$8.7 MILLION FOR TUTORIAL SUPPORT
FOR REMOTE INDIGENOUS STUDENTS
Science
RECORD FUNDING FOR SCIENCE AND
INNOVATION
$68.5 MILLION FOR NEW FACILITIES AT
CSIRO
Minister for
Vocational and Technical Education, Mr Gary Hardgrave's Media
Releases
RECORD FUNDING FOR
VOCATIONAL & TECHNICAL EDUCATION
ELIMINATING NEW
APPRENTICE POACHING
$537 MILLION FOR
INCOME SUPPORT TO NEW APPRENTICES
$351 MILLION TO HELP
YOUNG AUSTRALIANS INTO TRADITIONAL TRADES
$120 MILLION IN THE
TOOLKIT FOR NEW APPRENTICES
$106 MILLION FOR
TRADE LEARNING SCHOLARSHIPS
$52 MILLION TO GET A
HAND UP IN THE TRADES
$46 MILLION GROUP
TRAINING INITIATIVE
$23 MILLION TO
PROMOTE TRADE SKILLS EXCELLENCE
$5.8 MILLION EXTENDS
RESIDENTIAL SUPPORT FOR NEW APPRENTICES
OPENING UP NEW
APPRENTICESHIP INCENTIVES
$28.9 MILLION FOR
INCREASED LANGUAGE AND LITERACY TRAINING
$587 MILLION FOR NEW
APPRENTICESHIPS INCENTIVES
WELFARE TO WORK –
MORE TRAINING PLACES
Welfare to Work – Expansion of vocational education and training to
support participation
Welfare to work -
Additional Language, Literacy and Numeracy Places
Welfare to Work - Additional Career
Planning Places
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