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- The outcomes for young people who
have participated in vocational education
and training vary, and are dependent on
many factors. These include the gender
of the student, the nature of the VET
program undertaken, and how much
time has passed since they participated in
vocational education and training. However,
one finding is clear: those young people
who do not go on to university have
better employment prospects if they have
undertaken a VET course.
- For many VET students, it can often
take more than six months to obtain an
employment outcome, because some
qualifications—such as certificate I and II
courses—require further study at a higher
level before students can achieve the job
that they want. Two-and-a-half years after
training, employment levels for participants
in all initial VET qualifications tend to even
out and fall between 80 and 90%.
- School VET programs have a particularly
positive effect on the transition to
successful post-school activities for early
school leavers. These programs and paid
part-time work both impact on the
transition by providing real vocational
experiences for school students to learn
from when considering possible career
options.
- Pathways to work undertaken by young
people from VET programs both within
and outside schools are typically not
straightforward. (An exception to this
is vocational education and training
which is linked to the workplace, such as
apprenticeships and traineeships.) Although
this diversity can be advantageous—for
example, it can encourage students to
explore different types of jobs, hence
gaining more skills and experience—the
transition could be made easier by schools
providing good career advice.
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