Budget 2010-11 Media Releases

• Budget 2010-11: Investing in Skills for Sustainable Growth
  The Rudd Government will invest more than $660 million in training, apprenticeships and adult literacy and numeracy to ensure Australia has the skills it needs to support a growing economy.

• Budget 2010-11: Australians to receive a National Entitlement to a Quality Training Place
  The Rudd Government will invest $243 million over the next four years to transform Australia’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) system as part of the Skills for Sustainable Growth package.

• Budget 2010-11: $300 million for Skills for Recovery
  The Rudd Government will invest almost $300 million over the next four years to enable Australia to respond quickly and effectively to skills shortage hot spots in industries such as mining and construction.

• Budget 2010-11: $120 Million to boost Adult Language, Literacy and Numeracy Skills
  The Rudd Government will invest almost $120 million over the next four years to create unprecedented access to language, literacy and numeracy programs as part of the Skills for Sustainable Growth strategy.

• Budget 2010-11: $273.7 million to boost the quality of child care and early childhood education for Australian children
  The Rudd Government is investing $273.7 million to support the introduction of the new National Quality Framework for early childhood education and child care.

• Budget 2010-11: Assisting jobseekers and people with disability return to work
  The Rudd Government will improve assessments for disadvantaged jobseekers and people with disabilities to ensure that appropriate employment services and income support are provided.