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Policy initiatives > Budget highlights > South Australia 2019-20
The 2019-20 state budget was released by the Marshall Liberal Government on 18 June 2019. Budget highlights relating to skills and training are provided below. Direct links to relevant budget papers are provided for quick and easy access.
An estimated $20.1 million of funding is expected from the Commonwealth under the National Partnership on the Skilling Australians Fund (NPSAF) for 2019-20 (Budget paper 3: Budget statement, p. 51).
The government will continue to deliver the Skilling South Australia initiative, including growing the uptake of apprenticeships and traineeships towards the target of an additional 20 800 over four years (Budget paper 4: Agency statements volume 3, p. 107).
Savings of $2.4 million per annum (indexed) are estimated from discontinuing the Critical Skills Fund. The fund was established to provide completion bonuses to employers for trainee and apprenticeship qualifications listed on the Critical Skills List. The objectives of the fund will be met under the Skilling South Australia initiative (Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 59)
The Department of Innovation and Skills will continue engaging with industry and individuals to identify how best to raise skill levels, enabling people to equip themselves to participate in the economy and maximising the value contributed by skilled, business, and entrepreneur migrants (Budget paper 4: Agency statements volume 3, p. 107).
A 10-year, $551 million agreement between the State, Commonwealth and the City of Adelaide centred on a number of initiatives to create the skilled and productive jobs of the future will receive $162 million of funding from the Commonwealth, with $67 million allocated over the forward estimates (2019-20 to 2022-23).
The Adelaide City Deal includes the development of Lot Fourteen as an innovation precinct for leading businesses, entrepreneurs and associated organisations, major cultural attractions and educational programs and facilities (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p.4; Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 11).
In 2019-20, the Australian Government will provide estimated funding of $125.6 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 $105.5 million under the National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development for 2021-22 (Budget paper 3: Budget statement, p. 51).
$26.8 million over four years (2018-19 to 2021-22) additional support will be provided for TAFE SA to continue to reform its operations to be a competitive provider of vocational education services (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p.12; Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 95).
Ownership of key TAFE SA properties will be transferred from Renewal SA to TAFE SA, providing the organisation with greater control of the use of the properties going forward (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p. 12).
$60 million over three years has been allocated for construction of the International Centre for Food, Hospitality and Tourism Studies on Lot Fourteen, with the Commonwealth Government to contribute $30 million to the project under the Adelaide City Deal (Budget paper 1: Budget overview, p.4; Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 11).
This measure will deliver savings of $1 million per annum from 2020-21 through the identification of efficiencies in the delivery of Adult Community Education within broader investments that support foundation skills delivery in South Australia (Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 60).
Savings of $1.1 million in 2019-20, increasing to $2.6 million per annum by 2022-23 from reductions in the state's contribution to bad debts associated with Commonwealth Vocational Education and Training student loans and revised budget allocations for payments to registered training providers for upfront assessment of learning support services (Budget paper 5: Budget measures statement, p. 61).
The 2019-20 investment program for Innovation and Skills is $8.3 million. From 1 July 2019, annual investing projects relating to vocational education and training (VET) Infrastructure will transfer to TAFE SA in the Education portfolio. The Department for Innovation and Skills investment program from 2019-20 will deliver innovative Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure which will include support for the VET system (Budget paper 4: Agency statements volume 3, p. 107).
Prior year budget highlights can be accessed by clicking on the buttons below.
NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research) 2019, Budget highlights: South Australia 2019-20, VET Knowledge Bank, NCVER, Adelaide, <https://www.voced.edu.au/vet-knowledge-bank-policy-initiatives-budget-highlights-south-australia-2019-20>.
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