Last chance to register for national forum
18 November, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
There’s only two weeks left until our one-day research forum When one door closes: VET’s role in re-skilling displaced workers.
About the program
Hear leading researchers and experts discuss the vital role vocational education and training plays now and into the future in assisting occupational transferability, and how policy in this area can help workers transition. The dynamic program, featuring interactive panel discussions and Q&A, also includes speakers from industry, government and training organisations sharing their practical insights from successful training and re-skilling initiatives that resulted in skills transfer and attainment of new jobs.
Who should attend
The forum is aimed at policy makers, government advisers, industry groups, training providers, career advisers, employers and employment support agencies, and union officials.
Employers’ use and views of VET: National survey results in
New data shows that whilst employers’ use of vocational education and training remains steady, the proportion of employers with apprentices and trainees continues to decline, down 2.6 percentage points to 24.3% in 2015 from 2013. Significant decreases were seen in medium and large employers with decreases of 6.5 and 12.6 percentage points respectively from 2013 to 2015.
Although the use of apprentices and trainees declined, 81.7% of employers were satisfied that apprentices and trainees are receiving the skills they require through training. 66.2% of employers used TAFE as their main provider of training for apprentices and trainees; whilst 18.8% used private training providers as their main provider.
More than a million enrol in govt-funded training in first half of 2015
From January to June this year, 1.07 million students enrolled in Australia's government-funded VET system newly reported data indicates. For the second time, NCVER has published a quarterly report on government-funded training; it shows 63.4% of students were enrolled at TAFE and other government providers, 31.5% at private training providers and 4.5% at community education providers. In terms of qualifications, 37.2% of all students enrolled in certificate III qualifications.
Government-funded students and courses, January to June 2015