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The National School Chaplaincy Program, known as the National School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program between 2011 and 2014, is an Australian federal government program which funds chaplains in Australian primary and secondary schools. The chaplains are to provide "support and guidance about ethics, values, relationships and spirituality".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=National School Chaplaincy and Student Welfare Program )〕 ==History== In 2006, the Howard Government established a $20,000 grant for schools to employ a chaplain.〔http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/school-chaplain-plan-unveiled/2006/10/29/1162056858561.html〕〔http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/chaplain-program-is-no-crusade-pm/2006/10/30/1162056926643.html〕 In Australia, chaplains in state schools have, controversially, been funded by the federal government, as well as local communities, since 2007. Chaplaincy services is provided by religious service companies which are predominantly Christian, though non-denominational within Christianity, including Scripture Union Queensland, Genr8 Ministries in NSW and Access Ministries. As of 2008, there were 2850 chaplains employed.〔http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/school-chaplains-worked-miracles/story-e6frg6nf-1111118239078〕 On 27 September 2013 there were 2,339 chaplains and 512 Student Welfare workers in Australian schools. On 7 September 2011, as Education Minister, Garrett announced an alteration of the National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP) by making new chaplains have a "Certificate IV in Youth Work, Pastoral Care or an equivalent qualification"; previously no formal qualifications were required.〔 The alterations also offered schools the opportunity to employ, instead of "a religious support worker" (chaplain), a "secular student well-being officer", following concerns over the appropriateness of having a religious worker in a public school. Previously schools were only able to hire a secular welfare worker under the program if they could demonstrate that their efforts to find an ordained chaplain had failed. In May 2014, however, the provision to allow secular student well-being officers was removed, meaning all chaplains must be affiliated with a religion. In the 2014 federal budget, the government provided $243.8 million, over a four-year period, to continue the NSCP. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National school chaplaincy program」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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