VET completion rates for the 2021 student cohort are lower than 2020 and vary significantly across student groups, qualifications and jurisdictions, highlighting the diverse pathways students take through training, with projected rates suggesting improvement for more recent cohorts.
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Today’s 25-year-olds remain engaged in work and study, but are under greater financial strain, experience poorer mental health and take longer to achieve independence than previous generations.
New data released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) today shows trade apprentices are completing at higher rates.
More than 5.1 million students were enrolled in nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) in 2025, with overall participation remaining high while qualification enrolments declined.
New data released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows Australia’s government-funded vocational education and training (VET) sector recorded lower activity in 2025, with some areas of growth across the system.
New quarterly data released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows trade commencements increased by 12.5% in the December quarter 2025 compared with the same quarter in 2024.
New research released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) highlights the importance of culturally grounded training to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander learners in vocational education and training (VET).
New quarterly data released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows trade apprenticeship commencements increased by almost 18% in the quarter to September 2025, compared with the same quarter in 2024.
The latest National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) report confirms apprenticeships and traineeships continue to provide strong pathways into employment.
New quarterly apprenticeship data released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows the number of apprenticeship and traineeship contracts in-training in Australia has continued to decline in the 12 months to June 2025.
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has today released new data on the satisfaction, employment outcomes and reasons for non-completion of vocational education and training (VET) students.
The results of the Survey of employers’ use and views of the VET system were released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
New data released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows apprenticeship completion rates in the trades continuing to increase, while completion rates in non-trade occupations have declined again.
Completion rates for vocational education and training (VET) qualifications in Australia have continued to improve, according to new figures from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Government expenditure on vocational education and training (VET) increased 55.8% between 2019 and 2024, according to NCVER’s Government Funding of VET 2024, which outlines how funding flows across the VET system.
The latest data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) shows how the experiences of 24-year-olds in 2024 differ from those surveyed in 2012 and 2018
The VET in Schools 2024 report shows the number of students engaged in vocational education and training (VET) has increased by 5.8% to 266,765 since 2023.
New quarterly apprenticeship data released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows the number of apprenticeship and traineeship contracts in-training in Australia declined by 7.9% in the year to 31 March 2025. The fall was mainly due to a continued reduction in commencements and an increase in trade completions.
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has released its latest data showing continued growth in the number of students enrolled in nationally recognised training across Australia.
New data released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) shows that Australia’s government-funded vocational education and training (VET) sector continues to remain relatively stable.