A more comprehensive picture of young people's (aged 15 to 19 years) educational pathways is now available showing 82.7% of young Australians were enrolled in education and training in 2014.
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Financial information on Australia’s government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system for 2014 shows operating revenues increased 1.7% to $8.653 billion compared with 2013.
The latest data show trade apprentice and trainee commencements increased by 9.2% to 19 200 as at 30 June 2015 when compared with the same quarter last year. The biggest growth was seen with those aged 25 years and older, up by 14.8%.
Australia’s major student survey for rating the government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system shows 74.2% of graduates are employed after training, with those employed full-time earning on average $56 900 per year.
A more comprehensive picture of national training is emerging with the first release of new data that indicates almost a quarter (23.3%) of working-aged people (15 to 64 years) undertook some form of vocational education and training (VET) in 2014.
Students most likely to access VET FEE-HELP income contingent loans study externally and are not employed, characteristics historically linked to those least likely to complete training according to new research.
New data show that while employers’ overall use of vocational education and training (VET) remains steady, the proportion of employers with apprentices and trainees continues to decline.
Seven research grants have been awarded by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) to explore the policy and operations of Australia’s vocational education and training system.
More people started trade apprenticeships and traineeships in the March quarter 2015 than non-trade apprenticeships and traineeships, according to the latest data.
Lower proportions of training qualifications are being completed by young people, with the overall completion rate of students aged 25 years and under declining 5.9 percentage points, according to the latest data.
Proportions of trade and non-trade apprentices and trainees completing their training have slightly decreased, with the overall completion rate declining from 53.5% to 52.4%, according to the latest data.
International workforce development and apprenticeship expert Nicholas Wyman will discuss how partnerships involving employers, communities and educators can bridge skills gaps today at the 24th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference.
Professor Peter Shergold will discuss the big opportunities arising from big data today at the 24th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference.
The number of people enrolled in government-funded training declined 3.5% to 1.79 million last year compared with 2013, according to data released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Reforming training qualifications could provide workers with stronger capabilities, enabling them to adapt more quickly to changing labour market, and help reduce persistent skills mismatch, new research finds.
The number of people starting apprenticeships and traineeships declined by 21.9% to 192 000 in 2014 compared with 2013, according to the latest release of apprentice and trainee data.
Australia’s major survey of students for rating the nation’s vocational education and training (VET) system is underway. Around 310 000 students are being asked about their recent experience at a TAFE institute, private training provider, or adult and community education provider.
Ms Jodieann Dawe and Dr Mette Creaser have been announced as the National Managers Research and Business Development, and Statistics and Analytics respectively.
New research confirms the extent to which young people are significantly influenced by their educational and career ‘inheritance’.
Australian employers will be contacted in the coming weeks as part of the Survey of Australian Employers to identify the ways in which they meet their skill needs and how effective these strategies are.