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- In 2003-04, 10.19 million people were estimated to be in the labour force.
- Business sector R & D personnel numbered 30389.
| Human Resources Development | | 2002-03 | 2000-01 | 1998-99 | 1996-97 |
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| Labor force in million | | 9.77 | 9.2 | | |
| Number of persons devoted to R&D | headcount | 104300 | 95254 | 91784 | |
| Business enterprise R&D personnel | headcount | 32982 | 28391 | 25109 | 26412 |
| Researchers (Total): | person years | 71613 | 66002 | 62865 | 61041 |
| Business researchers | person years | 18891 | 16221 | 14772 | 15259 |
| Government researchers | person years | 8036 | 8724 | 8519 | 9024 |
| Higher education researchers | person years | 42780 | 39507 | 38137 | 35472 |
| Private non-profit | person years | 1906 | 1549 | 1437 | 1286 |
Source: http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL
2000 additional targeted university places
- Total funding of $151 million over five years from 2001-02 to 2005-06, has been provided under Backing Australia’s Ability to create 2000 additional university places in key innovation areas such as ICT, mathematics and science.
- People with doctoral or masters degrees are particularly well-equipped to generate new ideas, and make an important contribution to innovation.In 2002, some 3627 domestic students completed research doctorates in Australian universities, while 18,473 domestic students completed an award at the doctorate by coursework or masters’ level.
- Based on the The Research Training Scheme, in 2003, universities received $527 million in funding and provided approximately 22,000 research training places.
- There are approximately 4500 students on APA (Australian Postgraduate Awards) scholarships at any time and around 1550 new awards are made each year. In 2003, the Australian Government provided $87.1 million in funding to the scheme.
- The International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS) Scheme provides financial support to high quality international postgraduate students coming to Australia to support the country’s research effort. There are approximately 1000 students on IPRS scholarships at any time.
- In the Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme (PELS), during four years from 1 January 2002, the Australian Government has provided loans totalling to students, helping them update and acquire new skills. The PELS take-up rates in the priority areas of communication technology, and science and mathematics were higher than average.
Source:ABS Statistics
Source: http://www.dest.gov.au
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