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This summary highlights key findings from research which examined different aspects of employer-supported training.  It focuses largely on the technical report Employer-supported training in Australia: participation, demand and supply which considers drivers of participation in employer-supported training. It also touches on related work which examines employer perspectives of workforce training; and work which evaluates training funded through the National Workforce Development Fund (NWDF) program, which sought to train, reskill and upskill workers in areas of identified skills need.

The technical report explores in more detail drivers of engagement in training which is employer-supported, and their relationship to: supply — employers’ willingness to provide training; and demand — employees’ interest in training.

VET in Schools (VETiS) refers to the vocational education and training (VET) undertaken by school students as part of their senior secondary certificate of education. The VET in Schools arrangement offers two main options: most students undertake VET subjects and courses as part of their school curriculum while some students undertake school-based apprenticeships and traineeships.

This infographic is based on the reports Australian vocational education and training statistics: VET in Schools 2016 and VET in Schools students: characteristics and post-school employment and training.

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The nature of partnerships between public and private registered training organisations (RTOs) and employers has changed over time, from a relationship primarily based on provision of particular services to one based on longer-term mutual collaborations.

This good practice guide provides insights into developing and sustaining successful partnerships and identifies the potential benefits and challenges of these partnerships. It provides valuable information for both training providers and employers seeking to establish or strengthen a partnership arrangement.

This publication summarises the research into Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector published by NCVER during 2016. This edition has been expanded to include other relevant and informative resources, including summaries, infographics and statistical papers.

With ever-increasing interest in completion rates as measures of the efficiency and effectiveness of the vocational education and training (VET) sector, NCVER has undertaken a technical review of the validity of the method long used in estimating completion rates for government-funded VET programs.

This paper summarises the key findings of the review and makes recommendations for refinements to the methodology and future publication of completion rates.

This publication details the information that vocational education and training (VET) providers are required to collect under the Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS) for the National VET Provider Collection and the National VET in Schools Collection. It describes the files and fields to be collected, and the formats and rules that govern them.

Release 8.0 of these collection specifications applies to all training activity from 1 January 2018.

The related publication, AVETMISS data element definitions: edition 2.3, describes the data elements referenced in these collection specifications.

For support with the AVETMISS for VET Provider collection specific to your user type, please see:

• AVETMISS support for RTOs
• AVETMISS support for SMS vendors
• AVETMISS support for STAs and Boards of Studies

Skills Ministers have approved changes to the Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS) to take effect from 1 January 2027. These changes affect the VET Provider Collection and the Apprentice and Trainee Collection.

The changes include:

VET Provider Collection – Release 8.1

• Transition from the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) to the Occupation Standard Classification for Australia (OSCA), reflecting the latest ABS updates.
• Introduction of a new Specific Funding Identifier code to enable RTOs to report training activity under the “Free TAFE” program.

The data element definitions contained in this publication apply to the Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS) for the National VET Provider Collection and the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection as from 1 January 2018.

They describe the data elements, including definitions, context, rules, classification schemes and format attributes, referenced in the following collection specifications:

• AVETMISS VET Provider Collection specifications: release 8.0
• AVETMISS Apprentices and Trainees Collection specifications: release 7.0

From 1 January 2027:

• AVETMISS VET Provider Collection specifications: release 8.1
• AVETMISS  Apprentice and Trainee Collection specifications 8.0

For support with the AVETMISS for VET Provider collection specific to your user type, please see:

• AVETMISS support for RTOs
• AVETMISS support for SMS vendors
• AVETMISS support for STAs and Boards of Studies