A new Tertiary Education Commission will be set up to take over from the Ministry of Education in managing the tertiary system. The move comes in response to the Tertiary Education Advisory Commission's report which was presented to the Government in February. But the present system is fragmented, suffers from a lack of differentiation and does not produce sufficent graduates with teh skills the economy needs. The TEC will be responsible for funding and regulating the entire teriary sector. There is also money for industry training and for adult literacy, as well as some initiatives to boost basic skills among young people who have failed in the education system.
Schools get a small increase in operations grants.