The latest release of apprentice and trainee data show there were 275 200 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 31 March 2017, a decrease of 3.7% from 31 March 2016.
Students studying VET in schools across the country are gaining positive employment and educational opportunities according to new NCVER research released today.
New data estimate that 49.4% of all government-funded VET programs started in 2015 will be completed, up from 44.7% for programs started in 2014, according to NCVER.
The latest release of Total VET students and courses 2016 published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) provides an estimate of the nature and extent of vocational education and training (VET) reported by 4279 Australian training providers.
The proportion of apprentices and trainees completing their training has increased to 61.4%.
The number of students enrolled in government-funded training increased 3.3% to 1.3 million students in 2016 compared with the previous year, driven largely by increasing enrolments in short course skill sets.
Leading vocational education and training (VET) researchers and practitioners from across Australia and New Zealand head to Hobart this week to discuss skilling for tomorrow at the 26th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’.
The latest federal government budget has put the spotlight firmly on apprenticeships and traineeships through the announcement of the Skilling Australians Fund.
The latest release of apprentices and trainees quarterly data shows a decrease in the number of people starting an apprenticeship or traineeship, compared with the December quarter 2015.
The National Student Outcomes Survey, Australia’s largest survey of vocational education and training (VET) students, has expanded again, and this year will contact almost half a million people who completed training in 2016.
New research by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) examines Indigenous vocational education and training (VET) participation and employment outcomes over the past decade.
Figures released today show the number of people starting an apprenticeship or traineeship is up 2.9% for the September 2016 quarter, compared with the September 2015 quarter.
Employers across the nation will be contacted in the coming weeks as part of the Survey of Employer use and views of the VET system to find out how organisations employ and train staff, and how effective this training is at meeting their needs.
The latest release of apprentice and trainee data show there were 282 900 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 30 June 2016, a decrease of 7.8% from 30 June 2015.
Financial information on Australia’s government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system for 2015 shows operating revenues increased 13.6% to $9812.4 million compared with 2014.
Australia’s first major vocational education and training (VET) graduate survey to include both Commonwealth and state funded students, and those who pay their own way reveals 77.6% of VET graduates are employed after training, with those employed full-time earning a median annual income of $56 000 per year.
Figures released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) show that for the 1.5 million young Australians aged 15 to 19, 83.4% were enrolled in education and training as at August 2015.
A new report, released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) finds that enrolments in Australian training package qualifications present a story of extremes.
STEM is frequently cited in the media, often forecasting an imminent and critical shortage of skills and knowledge vital to the Australian economy.
The latest release of apprentice and trainee data show that commencements in the March 2016 quarter decreased by 3.7% to 56 100 compared with the same period last year.