This 2025 report shows a high proportion of trade and non-trade apprentice and trainee completers secured post-training employment.
Provides a summary of the outcomes of students who completed nationally recognised vocational education and training delivered by registered training organisations in Australia during 2024 using survey data collected in 2025.
This technical paper provides details underpinning the new and previous methodologies for calculating completion and attrition rates at three different hierarchical levels: Individuals, apprenticeships, and contracts.
This report presents completion rates for nationally recognised VET qualifications, at the certificate I level or higher, delivered by Australian registered training organisations (RTOs).
This research found that students who undertake foundation skills training alongside other VET programs are more likely to complete their studies and secure employment.
This research shows that pre-apprenticeships are effective in increasing the probability of apprenticeship completions.
This good practice guide for registered training organisations (RTOs) outlines six interrelated elements of student support effective in helping learners to navigate their journey and successfully complete their training.
This research provides valuable insights into how training providers can help students succeed across different stages of the student journey.
Note: This publication has been superseded. This 2024 report shows a high proportion of trade and non-trade apprentice and trainee completers secured post-training employment.
Note: This publication has been superseded. It provided a summary of the outcomes of students who completed nationally recognised vocational education and training delivered by registered training organisations in Australia during 2023 using survey data collected in 2024.
Note: This publication has been superseded. This report presented completion rates for nationally recognised VET qualifications, at the certificate I level or higher, delivered by Australian registered training organisations (RTOs).
This study uses National Assessment Program — Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) data linked with records from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) to better understand the association between students’ early academic performance at school and their schooling outcomes measured by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
This document provides technical detail and supporting data for the research findings discussed in ‘The student journey in VET: the many faces of completion and non-completion’.
This report explored the various aspects of course completion and non-completion. It identified instances where program non-completions can be considered as successful student outcomes, possibly reflecting diverse student intentions.
This publication provides a summary of the outcomes of international students who completed a nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) qualification in Australia during 2022 using data collected in mid-2023.
This product provides a short overview of the automotive industry and the VET sector as it pertains to electric vehicles (EV) using NCVER and external information.
Note: This 2023 publication has been superseded. This report shows a high proportion of trade and non-trade apprentice and trainee completers secured post-training employment.
Provides a summary of the outcomes of students who completed nationally recognised vocational education and training delivered by registered training organisations in Australia during 2022 using survey data collected in 2023.
Note: This publication has been superseded. VET qualification completion rates 2022 presents observed actual completion rates for nationally recognised qualifications that commenced in 2017 and 2018 using the latest collection of total VET activity data.
This research explores the key impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on various aspects of VET and examines how students and training providers have responded in a rapidly changing and uncertain environment.