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Budget 2000: Fostering education and skills |
15 June 2000
The Government's goal is to ensure that all New Zealanders have the best possible chance to develop their potential and to equip themselves to meet the demands of a fast-changing world.
- Increase in education spending for the coming year of almost $300 million on pre-election levels, including $200 million on new initiatives.
- Early childhood education boosted by around $10 million a year.
- A huge increase in operational and capital funding for schools. This is the largest ever school property programme to meet roll growth and upgrade existing schools.
- $23 million over four years for literacy and numeracy recovery programmes.
- Up to $2 million a year for homework centres.
- $400,000 to establish an Education Council responsible for teacher registration and staff standards. [Announced 30 May]
Post-compulsory education and training
- $664 million over four years invested in tertiary education.
- $32 million over four years to improve access for beneficiaries to the Training Incentive Allowance.
- $3.9 million over four years to boost the number of Maori and Pacific Island students.
- $3 million of reprioritised funding over four years for Student Job Search.
- $42.2 million over four years to fund Modern Apprenticeships.
- $12 million over four years for school-to-work initiatives.
- An extra $23 million over four years for the Industry Training Fund.
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