EDUCATION AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2011 NATIONAL BUDGET SPEECH, BY THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, PRAVIN GORDHAN
AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE HOPE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
We must take measures to ensure that our young people can look for- ward to decent work in productive, competitive enterprises. It means that we will continue to strengthen social expenditure, enabling families to commit to participating in educa- tion and community activities.
CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE
CREATING JOBS
n Further education and training colleges are allocated over R14 billion for the period ahead and student financial assistance will be stepped up.
“In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors, such as one’s social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of education… It is perfectly understandable if many people exert themselves mainly to achieve all these. But internal factors may be even more crucial… Honesty, sincerity, simplicity, humility, pure generosity, absence of vanity, readiness to serve others – qualities which are within easy reach of every soul.”
Nelson Mandela.
4 Department of Education, Highlights from the 2011 National Budget Speech, by the Minister of Finance, Pravin Gordahn.
www.doe.gov.za
n Over R20 billion goes to Sector Education and Training Authorities and R5 billion to the National Skills Fund, which have key responsibilities for training work-seekers.
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION
Education takes up the largest share of government spending – 21% of non-in- terest allocations – and receives the larg- est share of the additional allocations.
n An amount of R8.3 billion over the MTEF period is added for schools infrastructure. A programme to address backlogs in school facili- ties over a three-year period will be administered by Minister Motshek- ga’s department.
n Just under R1 billion is added for funza lushaka teacher bursaries and bursaries for postgraduate students in the natural sciences.
n R9.5 billion is provided for expand- ing Further Education and Training colleges and skills development.
Including adjustments for the remunera- tion of teachers, a total of R24.3 billion will be added to education and skills spending over the next three years, which rises from R190 billion next year to R215 billion in 2013/14. 4
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