Edition 68, June 2009

National funding for TAFE facilities

The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard has announced that the Australian Government will invest $200 million in the delivery of Better TAFE Facilities.

60 TAFE institutes across Australia will receive grants of between $2 million and $8 million to upgrade and improve education and training infrastructure and support local jobs.

As part of the Education Revolution, the Rudd Government's $200 million Better TAFE Facilities program will modernise teaching and learning environments right across the vocational education and training sector.

The Government is investing in education and training to ensure Australians have the skills they need to participate in the workforce when the economy begins to recover.

In NSW, 10 TAFEs over 129 campuses will receive more than $63 million

In Victoria, 18 TAFEs over 23 campuses will receive almost $49 million

In Queensland, 13 TAFEs over 43 campuses will receive more than $39 million

In Western Australia, 11 TAFEs over 48 campuses will receive $22 million

In South Australia, 3 TAFEs over 24 campuses will receive more than $14 million

In Tasmania, 2 TAFEs over 15 campuses will receive almost $5 million

In the Northern Territory, 2 TAFEs over 6 campuses will receive $4 million

In the ACT, the Canberra Institute of Technology operating over 6 campuses will receive more than $3 million

The Better TAFE Facilities initiative is part of the Government's $500 million Teaching and Learning Capital Fund for Vocational Education and Training. High quality vocational training at this time of global recession is vital to improving the prospects of jobseekers and the competitiveness of Australian businesses.

Under Better TAFE Facilities, all TAFE institutes across Australia are eligible to receive a grant of between $2 million and $8 million to undertake maintenance needs, small capital works and equipment and plant purchase.

A full list of projects being funded under the Better TAFE Facilities element of the Teaching and Learning Capital Fund for Vocational Education and Training is available from www.deewr.gov.au/tlcfvet

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