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Policy initiatives > Budget highlights > South Australia 2018-19
The 2018-19 budget was released by the Marshall Liberal Government on 4 September 2018. Budget highlights relating to skills and training are provided below. Direct links to relevant budget papers are provided for quick and easy access.
$202.6 million over four years, in partnership with the Commonwealth Government, is allocated for the Skilling South Australia initiative to create up to 20 800 additional apprenticeships and traineeships through subsidised training and support services developed in partnership with employers, training providers and individuals (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p. 6, Budget paper 4: Agency statements volume 3, p. 134).
$3.9 million over four years is provided for a campaign designed to improve community understanding of the opportunities available through apprenticeships and other vocational educationand training (VET) pathways (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p. 6; Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 38).
$274 000 is allocated over two years for a 12-month trial to expedite drivers' licences for first and second year apprentices (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p. 6)
The Department of Education 'Program 2: School education' targets for 2018-19 include progressing a strategy to encourage flexible apprenticeship pathways enabling more young people to be learning and earning at the same time (Budget paper 4: Agency statements volume 2, p. 21).
The Department of Industry and Skills 'Program 2: Skills' targets for 2018-19 include streamlining the employer registration process for employers taking on apprentices and trainees (Budget paper 4: Agency statements volume 3, p. 134).
Small businesses with annual taxable payrolls below $1.5 million will be exempt from payroll tax from 1 January 2019, and businesses with annual taxable wages between $1.5 million and $1.7 million will pay less payroll tax, at a cost of $157.2 million. (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p. 4; Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 6).
The Department of Industry and Skills 'Program 2: Skills' targets for 2018-19 include:
In 2018-19, the Australian Government will provide estimated funding of $125.7 million to support the state's and skills and workforce development services through the National Skills and Workforce Development Specific Purpose Payment (SPP) and National Partnership and Project payments.
South Australia estimates it will receive $105.6 million under the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development for 2021-22 (Budget paper 3: Budget statement, p. 53).
$30 million will be invested over 2020-21 and 2021-22 to commence construction of the International School of Culinary Excellence, Hospitality and Tourism on the old RAH site. The Department for Industry and Skills, Renewal SA and TAFE SA will undertake a full scoping study for the proposed facilities in a future budget process (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p. 13)
The government is providing additional support to TAFE SA of $109.8 million over the five years to 2021-22, in recognition that TAFE SA's budget was unsustainable over the forward estimates. This measure provides additional resources to ensure the delivery of quality educational services and sets more realistic targets for external revenue growth. TAFE SA's budget continues to reflect the government's intention that TAFE SA will reform its operations to be competitive with private sector training (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p. 6; Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 172).
$5m over two years is allocated to deliver at least one new technical college in the western suburbs of Adelaide with a focus on encouraging students to prepare for work in the defence sector (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p. 7; Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 41)
TAFE campuses with low utilisation rates will be closed, saving $32.8 million over four years, including Tea Tree Gully, Port Adelaide, Urrbrae, Parafield, Wudinna, Roxby Downs and Coober Pedy, with services consolidated at other sites and efficiencies applied to other campuses to reduce their operating costs (Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 172).
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NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research) 2018, Budget highlights: South Australia 2018-19, VET Knowledge Bank, NCVER, Adelaide, <https://www.voced.edu.au/vet-knowledge-bank-policy-initiatives-budget-highlights-south-australia-2018-19>.
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