SOCIAL SECTOR INVESTMENT PROGRAMME
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SUSTAINING GROWTH, SECURING PROSPERITY
CHAPTER 5: REVIEW OF SOCIAL PROGRAMMES
AND INITIATIVES FOR 2013
INITIATIVE
MEDIUM
TERM
PRIORITY
(Where
Applicable)
BENEFICIARY
CATEGORY
PROJECT
OUTPUT
ACHIEVEMENTS
OUTCOME
MINISTRY OF TERTIARY EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING
GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE FOR
TUITION EXPENSES (GATE)
The Government Assistance for Tuition
Expenses Programme (GATE) is
managed by the Funding and Grants
Administration Unit of the Ministry
of Science, Technology and Tertiary
Education.
The Programme seeks to provide
affordable tertiary education to all
qualified citizens of Trinidad and
Tobago. Persons benefiting from the
programme are expected to provide
a period of national service linked to
the value of the grant. Widening the
access to tertiary education facilitates
the development of human capital,
supports the economic development of
the country and promotes social equity.
Poverty
Reduction
and Human
Capital
Development
Students of
undergradu-
ate and post-
graduate level
programmes
at public,
pre-approved
private and re-
gional Tertiary
Level Institu-
tions (TLIs).
Government
Assistance
for Tuition
Expenses
For the period October 2012 to July
2013:
•
Approximately
50,000 students
accessed GATE funding.
•
Two new Tertiary Level Institutions
have been granted GATE approval
during the August 2012-July 2013
time period.
Synchronisation
of Labour Market
requirements with
Skills and Tertiary
Education
