VET student outcomes 2021

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For the most recent release please see the VET student outcomes collection page.

Description

This product provides a summary of the outcomes and satisfaction of students who completed nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) delivered by registered training organisations (RTOs) in Australia during 2020 using data collected between June and August 2021. The figures are derived from the National Student Outcomes Survey, which is an annual survey of students who completed their vocational education and training (VET) in Australia during the previous calendar year.

Introduction

Historically the National Student Outcomes Survey included graduates (students who completed a qualification) and subject completers (students who completed at least one subject and left the VET system without obtaining a qualification).

To better reflect the training undertaken in the VET system, the survey has been segmented by training type, consistent with the Total VET students and courses publication, by:

• qualification completers - students who completed a training package qualification or an accredited qualification
• qualification part-completers - students who enrolled in but only completed part of a training package qualification or an accredited qualification (and are no longer undertaking that training)
• short course completers - students who completed a training package skill set or an accredited course
• short course part-completers - students who enrolled in but only completed part of a training package skill set or accredited course (and are no longer undertaking that training)
• subject(s) only completers - students who completed one or more subjects not delivered as part of a nationally recognised program and who are no longer undertaking training in the VET sector.

Highlights

In total, 231 608 VET students responded to the survey.

Main reason for undertaking training

In 2021, the most common reason for undertaking training for:

• qualification completers and part-completers was ‘to get a job’, at 25.1% and 21.9% respectively
• short course completers (41.6%), short course part-completers (47.8%) and subject(s) only completers (51.3%) was ‘it was a requirement of my job’.

Improved employment status after training

In 2021 compared with 2020, higher proportions of students had an improved employment status after training. Proportions with an improved employment status after training were:

• 60.6% for qualification completers, up 4.6 percentage points from 2020
• 56.1% for qualification part-completers, up 6.4 percentage points from 2020
• 61.7% for short course completers, up 3.3 percentage points from 2020
• 65.1% for short course part-completers, up 5.7 percentage points from 2020
• 64.4% for subject(s) only completers, up 3.2 percentage points from 2020.

Satisfaction with training

In 2021, proportions of students satisfied with the training overall were:

• 89.1% for qualification completers, up 0.7 percentage points from 2020
• 79.3% for qualification part-completers, up 3.2 percentage points from 2020
• 92.6% for short course completers, down 0.7 percentage points from 2020
• 90.0% for short course part-completers, similar to 2020
• 93.1% for subject(s) only completers, up 0.9 percentage points from 2020.

Report

DataBuilder

To access the most recently released DataBuilder for VET student outcomes and Government-funded student outcomes please see the VET student outcomes collection page.

The DataBuilder provides extensive data on students’ satisfaction with training, reasons for training, and their employment and further study outcomes. Users can filter by a selection of variables (including by state or territory), view the margins of error (to determine the amount of certainty/error in survey estimates) and export their results:

The figures in this product are derived from the National Student Outcomes Survey, which is an annual survey of students who completed their vocational education and training (VET) in Australia during the previous calendar year.