improving quality of education. Australia will continue to assist 145,000 children to stay in school and increase the number of trained primary teachers from 63 per cent to 70 per cent of the teaching workforce in 2014-15 building skills to ensure young people are job-ready and supporting graduates in areas of labour shortage demanded by industry. Australia will provide up to 60 Australia Awards in 2014 and we aim for 126 Solomon Islanders to graduate from the Australia Pacific Technical College in 2014, compared to 115 in 2013. Australia will promote women’s economic empowerment through: supporting safer markets in which women can sell their produce, working with the police to help address family violence, and targeting at least 30 per cent female employment in road maintenance work through the infrastructure program. VANUATU Australia’s response $60.4 million 2014-15 ODA Budget estimate: Australia is an important economic partner for Vanuatu, providing the country with the majority of its tourists, foreign direct investment and aid. Australian aid to Vanuatu will promote economic growth and poverty reduction by fostering job creation and income opportunities; promoting a healthy and productive population; and supporting safer and more resilient communities. We will work with a range of partners including the Vanuatu Government, the private sector and community organisations. Australian aid will improve Vanuatu’s rural roads and priority urban infrastructure, which will stimulate private sector development and improve economic growth prospects by reducing the costs of trade by: improving or constructing 34km of drainage pipes and channels, 10 community sanitation facilities, pedestrian access and traffic management and key urban roads in Vanuatu’s capital by 2016, through the Port Vila Urban Development Project rehabilitating 185km of priority rural roads and engaging around 30 islandbased contractors in 2014 through our Roads for Development Program, providing job opportunities and increasing access to services in rural areas. Australia will also support effective governance and private sector development through: providing assistance to the Vanuatu Government through our Governance for Growth Program focusing on economic policy, macro-economic management and improved service delivery through better public financial management, and effective regulation to reduce costs in the telecommunications and energy sectors partnering with Carnival Australia, a major player in the cruise industry in the region, including identifying opportunities to enhance local businesses and employment opportunities for ni-Vanuatu improving access to justice, particularly for violence against women and children, through the Vanuatu Australia Police Project and broader technical assistance to the government’s legal and judicial systems. In 2014, we will train 300 police officers and law and justice officials
improving quality of education. Australia will continue to assist 145,000 children to stay in school and increase the number of trained primary teachers from 63 per cent to 70 per cent of the teaching workforce in 2014-15 building skills to ensure young people are job-ready and supporting graduates in areas of labour shortage demanded by industry. Australia will provide up to 60 Australia Awards in 2014 and we aim for 126 Solomon Islanders to graduate from the Australia Pacific Technical College in 2014, compared to 115 in 2013. Australia will promote women’s economic empowerment through: supporting safer markets in which women can sell their produce, working with the police to help address family violence, and targeting at least 30 per cent female employment in road maintenance work through the infrastructure program. VANUATU Australia’s response 2014-15 ODA Budget estimate: $60.4 million Australia is an important economic partner for Vanuatu, providing the country with the majority of its tourists, foreign direct investment and aid. Australian aid to Vanuatu will promote economic growth and poverty reduction by fostering job creation and income opportunities; promoting a healthy and productive population; and supporting safer and more resilient communities. We will work with a range of partners including the Vanuatu Government, the private sector and community organisations. Australian aid will improve Vanuatu’s rural roads and priority urban infrastructure, which will stimulate private sector development and improve economic growth prospects by reducing the costs of trade by: improving or constructing 34km of drainage pipes and channels, 10 community sanitation facilities, pedestrian access and traffic management and key urban roads in Vanuatu’s capital by 2016, through the Port Vila Urban Development Project rehabilitating 185km of priority rural roads and engaging around 30 islandbased contractors in 2014 through our Roads for Development Program, providing job opportunities and increasing access to services in rural areas. Australia will also support effective governance and private sector development through: providing assistance to the Vanuatu Government through our Governance for Growth Program focusing on economic policy, macro-economic management and improved service delivery through better public financial management, and effective regulation to reduce costs in the telecommunications and energy sectors partnering with Carnival Australia, a major player in the cruise industry in the region, including identifying opportunities to enhance local businesses and employment opportunities for ni-Vanuatu improving access to justice, particularly for violence against women and children, through the Vanuatu Australia Police Project and broader technical assistance to the government’s legal and judicial systems. In 2014, we will train 300 police officers and law and justice officials
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