Several educators in day care, flexible cap on class sizes in high schools and IT boost in primary schools are among the initiatives in the budget agreement for 2012, which the government and the Alliance has just entered.

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The Finance Act for 2012, a set of initiatives to strengthen quality in youth and labor market training. It would also ensure that all families can afford to send their children to boarding school: - An improved ratio of daycare - Rollback of savings in student aid to schools - The introduction of a flexible cap of 28 students in high school classes - Improved quality of teaching in the basic course in vocational training - Higher school training allowance for resident students over 18 years - increased activity in education - Reserve for initiatives in the government primary school initiative - IT boost in primary schools - Digital forms of learning and teaching in elementary school - National resource center for special education and inclusion - Development program for strengthening of bilingual pupils professionalism - Extension and the expansion of bilingual Task Force - Extra school internships and continuation of the internship prize. "I am very pleased that the Government and the Alliance with the budget agreement for 2012 has taken the first step towards the realization of an ambitious child and education to strengthen the quality of education. I am also very pleased that we now have the opportunity to improve normeringerne about day care services, "said Children and Education Christine Antorini. Has been allocated 500 million kroner to achieve better student ratios in day care services. The government translates the funds of the Agreement on municipal finances for 2013. The government will also discuss with local authorities how resources may be a first step towards a higher quality of day care services among other things, that the time required minimum student ratios. The saving of student support for the continuation rolled back, so that the grants support a social profile, and to ensure that all families can afford to send their children to school. The introduction of a flexible ceiling in high schools means that every educational institution from the summer of 2012 must not exceed an average class size of 28 students in master classes. The proposal to reduce class sizes have been an element in the Government. Within vocational allocates more funds for basic courses are designed to improve the quality of education and reduce the drop. At the same time improve the conditions for students in school by increasing school training allowance for resident students over 18 years, so the performance is the same level as before the consolidation agreement. Quality promise in education under the Ministry of Education supported by the fact that in the budget agreement for the funding of increased activity in education so more students in education do not go beyond the quality that students experience in their new degree. Devoted a total of $ 1.7 billion for initiatives in various ways to lift elementary school. Set aside a reserve totaling $ 1.1 billion for initiatives in the government primary school initiative. The reserve is the first step towards a better public school that will give all children the opportunity to learn as much as possible and get a higher academic benefits of tuition. In addition there is allocated a total of 500 million kroner to an IT boost in primary school and 10 million in a pool to digital forms of learning and teaching in schools. Finally, the establishment of a national resource center for special education and inclusion together with the extension and expansion of bilingual task force and development program to strengthen the bilingual pupils' professionalism provide a helping hand to the students in the school who need extra support. The government along with virtually all the parliamentary parties reached an internship package, which among other things involves 3,000 school internships and prize of 70,000 kroner to provide training continued. "In addition to the things we have been through in children and education, I am also very pleased that we have succeeded Employment Minister to enter into an agreement to remove the price ceiling of six-week self-elected training in areas such as AMU. I am sure that many skilled and unskilled workers will be very pleased that they are able to appropriate training on the country's vocational schools that can guarantee them better opportunities to get back into employment, "says Christine Antorini. Source: UVM