Federal Budget 2009

Australia's TAFE Institutes have been given a clear message that sustainability in skills and training will be a key theme for the next round of funding under the Education Investment Fund.

TDA member Institutes which are Higher Education providers will also gain from Budget 2009, with a widening of the Structural Adjustment Fund.

More challenging will be new tightening of Skilled Migration, offset with a new tender for RTOs to provide testing services for a new Job Ready Test.

See TDA’s budget analysis here. See TDA's media release here.

Key education and training measures include:

• Expansion of the Education Investment Fund by some $2 billion
• Structural Adjustment Fund for new student places
• More apprenticeship and training places
• Extra sustainability funding
• More generous Tools for your trade payments
• Extended support for mid-career apprentices

To view a media release from the Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon Julia Gillard click here.