[4] It was estimated that £580 million would be required over 14 years for Project 2000, primarily to cover the work previously undertaken by trainee nurses.
[5] When the scheme began, universities did not charge any tuition fees and students were paid a bursary to support their living and training costs during the course.
[4][5] The curriculum of nurse training under Project 2000 was widened from a focus on treating the sick to include more study of community care, prevention of ill-health, and health education.
[5] Project 2000 student nurses studied for 3 years, splitting the time between class based learning, and practical placements.
The first 18-month of the course was known as the common foundation programme and provided basic grounding in 4 nursing discipline: Adult, Child, Mental Health and Learning Disability care.