Apprentice and trainee experience and destinations - 2008, 2010 and 2019

THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND SUPERSEDED BY APPRENTICE AND TRAINEE OUTCOMES.

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Description

This publication provides a time series summary of the outcomes of apprentices and trainees who completed (completers) or cancelled or withdrew (non-completers) from an apprenticeship or traineeship. The figures are derived from the Apprentice and Trainee Experience and Destination Survey. This survey has been conducted in 2008, 2010 and 2019. Information is collected on apprentices’ and trainees’ reasons for training, their employment outcomes, reasons for non-completion, further study outcomes and satisfaction with the apprenticeship or traineeship.

Highlights

Trades workers

In 2019:

• 91.5% of trade completers and 74.1% of trade non-completers were employed after training, similar to 2008.
• 88.9% of trade completers and 51.9% of trade non-completers were satisfied with their apprenticeship or traineeship overall, both up from 2008.

Non-trades workers

In 2019:

• 85.0% of non-trade completers were employed after training, down from 91.7% in 2008.
• 73.5% of non-trade non-completers were employed after training, similar to 2008.
• 88.0% of non-trade completers were satisfied with their apprenticeship or traineeship overall, up from 84.7% in 2008.
• 48.4% of non-trade non-completers were satisfied with their apprenticeship or traineeship overall, similar to 2008.