New investment in TAFE

Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, announced that the Rudd Government will invest $200 million in the delivery of Better TAFE Facilities to support the jobs of today and the jobs of tomorrow. 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.