Latest trend estimates show that the numbers of people starting trade and non-trade apprenticeships and traineeships have declined. Released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), Apprentices and trainees 2014—early trend estimates, June quarter, provides seasonally adjusted and smoothed data at the national level for trade and non-trade apprentice commencements.
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National completion rates are slowly rising, with the percentage of people likely to complete publicly funded training rising from 32.1% for those who enrolled in 2009, to 35.8% in 2012. The results are also positive for young students (aged 25 years and under) in full-time study with no prior post-school qualification, with completion rates rising from 43.7% to 46.4% over the same period.
Research grants have been awarded to seven recipients, to investigate current issues in the vocational education and training sector, by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Vocational education and training (VET) researchers, industry professionals and policy makers from across Australia head to Melbourne this week, to discuss challenges facing the VET sector at the 23rd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills’.
About 41 800 fewer young people (aged 15 to 24 years) enrolled in publicly funded vocational education and training in 2013, compared with 2012.
Higher proportions of apprentices and trainees are completing their training, according to data in "Completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees 2013"
Over the coming weeks around 150 000 Australian students will be asked about their recent experience at a TAFE institute, private training provider, or adult and community education provider. The annual Student Outcomes Survey provides information on vocational education and training (VET) students’ employment outcomes and satisfaction with their training.
The total number of students enrolled in publicly funded training for 2013 decreased 3.4% to 1.88 million students from 1.94 million in 2012.
Some young people, who may have undertaken an apprenticeship in the past, are now capitalising on the availability of more university places and pursuing tertiary education.
Training reforms can lead to substantial increases in vocational education and training (VET) enrolments.
The number of trade apprentices starting training in the March quarter 2014 remains consistent with the past four intakes for the same period.
Parental influence is a critical driver in influencing young people's educational and occupational aspirations, according to new research.
Leading social justice campaigner and founding director of the School and Choir of Hard Knocks, Dr Jonathon Welch AM, will reflect on his own early hardships and how music education transformed his life at NCVER’s National Research Forum "Realising our potential: widening participation through education and training"
Married women who are active in the workforce play a significant role in influencing their husbands to follow suit. But the reverse does not hold true, according to new research.
Aspirations have a substantial effect on educational outcomes as they influence whether students will complete Year 12 and go on to study at university, according to a recent study by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Research by NCVER shows that the number of enrolments for low socioeconomic status (SES) students has grown, but not to the same extent as other groups.
As was the case in the mid-1970s, socioeconomic status (SES) still remains a major influencer on school performance.
Early trend estimates for trade and non-trade commencements in apprenticeships show a decline following growth in the September quarter 2013.
It is estimated that 81.9% of Australians aged 15-19 participated in an education and training activity as at August 2012, according to the report Young people in education and training
Employment outcomes for graduates have remained steady over the past year with 78.2% employed after training.