21st Century Schools programme in Wales receives £200m in extra funding

21st Century Schools, the Welsh Government’s school-rebuilding programme, is set to receive a £200m funding boost, a news report in the local media has revealed.

The programme is designed to upgrade schools across Wales and funding is provided jointly by the Welsh Government and local government.

In order to provide the additional funding, the Welsh Government, the Welsh Local Government Association and local authorities have decided to extend the Local Government Borrowing Initiative to cover schools. After getting the new funds, the programme is scheduled for completion in 2018-19, which would be two years’ ahead of schedule.

This new £200m investment package is expected to create or support approximately 23,000 jobs over the period of construction, and it will also provide training and apprenticeship opportunities, and open up new supply chain opportunities.

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