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Students funding TAFE expenditure By Phil Bradley 2009-10 NSW Budget TAFE analysis. Although total TAFE NSW and Community Education spending has increased by $40.8 million or 2.36 per cent to $1768 million, $11 million of the increase is expected to come from increased revenue (student fees, charges and so on), so it's not actually a 2.36 per cent increase in spending by government, as it's partly funded by students. This is despite 2008-09 actual revenue already having increased by $53.1 million or 17.7 per cent since 2007-08. These dramatic revenue increases highlight the inadequacy of state and federal government investment in TAFE NSW, with the Budget allocation increasing by only $29.8 million or 2.2 per cent. This is slightly less than the combined effect of expected inflation (Sydney CPI two per cent) and annual student hours growth of 0.3 per cent. Employee related expenses are set to increase by $31.3 million or only 2.3 per cent, despite a surprising full time equivalent employee increase shown of 1.75 per cent or 280 positions. This employee expense increase doesn't cover the NSW Government's standard 2.5 per cent salaries increase policy, never mind any increase in annual student hours or full time equivalent employees. The separate vocational education and training expenses budget has been increased by $51.0 million (or 29.5 per cent) to $223 million, of which $50.2 million of this is allocated to Grants. One appalling figure hidden in actual net cost of TAFE services for 2008-09 is that the allocated budget was underspent by $40.6 million or 2.9 per cent. One bright point is that capital works expenditure has obviously increased due to Federal Government allocations and is to increase by $13.9 million, after many years of cuts. Phil Bradley is Assistant General Secretary (Post School Education). Close inspection of the Budget reveals truth
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