Australia Invests $250,000 For Indigenous Education
Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib today announced $250,000 funding for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation’s (AIEF) Post-School Pathways program.
The Post-School Pathways program is designed to assist Indigenous secondary school leavers moving from school into employment.
“The Rudd Government’s partnership with the AIEF is aimed at improving the educational and employment outcomes of Indigenous students” Senator Arbib said.
“We know how critical a successful transition from school to work or further education is in ensuring young people have the best opportunities..
“The objective of the Post-School Pathways program is to create, identify, coordinate and assist future pathways and opportunities for Indigenous students after they finish Year 12, be that in the workforce, vocational education and training or university.”
AIEF CEO Andrew Penfold welcomed the Government funding for the program.
“This initiative will further enable AIEF to use the skills and resources of the public and private sector to help Indigenous students through their educational and employment pathways,” Mr Penfold said.
“The Government’s support of the AIEF Post-School Pathways Programme in partnership with corporate Australia is another way the Rudd Government is increasing the employment of Indigenous Australians and boosting their participation in economic activities.”
It builds on the $20 million the Rudd Government has already committed to assist the AIEF to provide boarding school scholarships for Indigenous students to attend some of the leading schools in the country.
Funding for the programs is provided through the Government’s Indigenous Employment Program (IEP).
The IEP is a key element of the Government’s commitment to halving the employment gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade. It is part of a $4.6 billion national investment.
For more information on the Australian Government’s Indigenous Employment Program go to http://www.deewr.gov.au/Indigenous.
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