Education, training and employment programs, Australia, 1970-2001: funding and participation

This project sought to: quantify past expenditures on employment, education and training programs, nationally, since 1970; estimate likely future growth and associated expenditures for the next decade; document commitments to the future supply of resources. Chapter two contains estimation of likely future growth in vocational education and training in business and industry, and provided through TAFE systems and by private providers. Chapter three contains a literature survey, based on federal systems of government in other countries, on accountability mechanisms for public expenditure on...  [+] Show more

This project sought to: quantify past expenditures on employment, education and training programs, nationally, since 1970; estimate likely future growth and associated expenditures for the next decade; document commitments to the future supply of resources. Chapter two contains estimation of likely future growth in vocational education and training in business and industry, and provided through TAFE systems and by private providers. Chapter three contains a literature survey, based on federal systems of government in other countries, on accountability mechanisms for public expenditure on education.