Chapter 71 Nursing Home, Orphanage and Technical School

"There is still a big gap between our per capita income and that of European countries. It will be a long process to make up for this gap, but we must pay attention to the interests of all people. Benefiting Australians is benefiting Australia. The various policies implemented by the government must be thoroughly implemented to ensure that every Australian can enjoy our policies as much as possible." Arthur nodded and said solemnly.

Prime Minister Evan nodded and said: "Regarding the issue of welfare policy, according to your instructions, we have built a certain number of nursing homes and orphanages in each state as appropriate. Among them, a total of thirteen nursing homes have been built, and there are currently more than 2,000 elderly people who are unable to live independently. As for orphanages, we have only built one in each state, and currently there are more than 1,000 orphans. The next plan of the government is to continue to build nursing homes and orphanages, and strive to provide relief to more elderly people and children."

If the jobs created by the massive construction benefit all adults in Australia, then nursing homes and orphanages are to provide relief to those elderly people and orphans who are unable to live independently.

At present, due to the size of the nursing home, it mainly accommodates elderly people who have no children, low income and no ability to live independently.

In any case, the construction of nursing homes and orphanages has effectively alleviated the miserable plight of poor civilians in Australia, allowing many elderly people and young children to survive.

The reason why Australians respect and are fanatically loyal to Arthur is largely due to various welfare policies and tax cuts.

In the hearts of ordinary people, whether a monarch is great and respected depends on whether the monarch loves his people and whether he can respect the interests of all his people.

At least for now, Arthur has been very successful in this regard. Since Arthur arrived in Australia, he has successively promulgated various welfare policies that are beneficial to Australians and cut most of the taxes.

Under such circumstances, if Australians still do not worship this monarch who cares about the people, then there is really a problem.

"The government has done a good job in this regard, Prime Minister Evan. In Australia, as long as there are still lonely elderly people and orphans, the operation of nursing homes and orphanages must continue. I can accept a long but effective plan, but I cannot accept no progress and action. I hope that more nursing homes and orphanages can be established this year to let Australians see that their government cares about them." Arthur nodded with relief and ordered.

It doesn't cost much to build nursing homes and orphanages, and the daily expenses are not high. But these two institutions are very effective means to win the hearts of the people.

A small nursing home or orphanage can accommodate about 100 people, and the annual cost will not exceed 2,000 pounds.

Because the various human rights protection policies of this era are very low, in an era when European countries are still secretly implementing a 12-hour work system, how much attention do people pay to those lonely elderly people and orphans?

Just provide them with three meals a day and some basic things to gain the favor of many people, why not do it?

"Yes, Your Highness." Prime Minister Evan responded.

This is a very simple task, but it can bring great prestige to the royal family and the government, so Prime Minister Evan answered very straightforwardly.

"What about education and medical care? What are the results of the construction of our schools and hospitals?" Arthur asked.

In terms of people's livelihood, in addition to various welfare policies, education and medical care are also the focus of Arthur's attention.

"Your Highness, according to your instructions, the Ministry of Education built 107 primary schools, 11 secondary schools, and a national university last year. At present, we have enrolled more than 12,300 students in total, and the enrollment number is expected to increase this year." Minister of Education Richard stood up and answered.

Building 100 primary schools was the task that Arthur gave to Minister Richard at the cabinet meeting before, but he didn't expect Minister Richard to meet the target very smoothly.

"How is the university? Are our precious college students doing well in college?" Arthur asked with a smile.

Primary school education is all basic things, and basically there will be no mistakes. But college is different. Those hundreds of precious college students will be the mainstay of Australia in a few years, and Arthur will feel distressed if there are any problems.

"All is well, Your Highness. Because the university adopts a half-theory and half-practice approach, the college students have mastered various knowledge smoothly, and the study plan is also proceeding in an orderly manner." Minister Richard said with a smile.

The half-theory teaching method for these college students is also a helpless choice of the Ministry of Education.

Because industry and various construction projects require a lot of technical talents, but Australia's reserves in this area are not perfect.

This has led to these college students becoming good technical talents, and occasionally they will be pulled by industry and other departments to be strong men for a whole day.

But this is not without benefits. Because of hands-on practice, these college students are still very effective in mastering the knowledge they have learned.

Although it will make you physically and mentally exhausted, your learning efficiency has indeed improved, and you can also solve some common technical problems encountered by various departments.

"The nutrition supply of college students must keep up. They will be the backbone of our country. In addition, in order to solve the problem of the shortage of skilled workers in our country, under the premise of attracting skilled workers to immigrate, I think it is also necessary to establish a technical school to recruit ordinary workers for short training, so that they can master specific skills and enter more advanced positions. The Ministry of Education can discuss the plan during this period. Teachers can be hired from Europe, and our existing excellent workers and talents can also be used as temporary teachers. This technical college mainly cultivates technical capabilities, with the aim of cultivating more skilled workers and talents for Australia." Arthur looked at Minister Richard and put forward his own requirements.

Although the university education is going very smoothly, these precious college students will become the backbone of Australia's technical industry in the future. They are more scientific research and management talents, and naturally it is impossible for them to enter the bottom-level jobs.

This will also lead to a problem, that is, the shortage of skilled workers in Australia cannot be alleviated.

Therefore, it is very necessary to establish a technical school dedicated to training skilled workers. It does not matter how profound their knowledge is. As long as they can master certain skills and abilities and grow into a qualified or even excellent worker, then Arthur's expectations have been met.

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