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This document should be attributed as NCVER 2024, Driving towards a green economy, NCVER, Adelaide.

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THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED.

For the most recent release please see the Apprentices and trainees collection page.

The DataBuilder tool allows users to quickly create customised tables using the latest Apprentice and trainee data, filter by a selection of variables and compare training activity over time. Users can view quarterly, year-to-date and rolling 12-month data for contract commencements, completions, cancellations/withdrawals and in-training.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals.

Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.

As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with 'Trades' classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group '3-Technicians and Trades workers' and 'Non-trades' classified as all other major occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (Occupations are classified using the ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2022 Australian Update). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see https://www.ncver.edu.au/research-and-statistics/publications/all-publications/anzsco-imputation-in-the-national-apprentice-and-trainee-collection.

In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.

For more detailed information refer to the 'Apprentices and trainees DataBuilder' available at /databuilder The DataBuilder allows users to quickly create customised tables using the latest Apprentice and trainee data, filter by a selection of variables and compare training activity over time. Users can view quarterly and annual data for commencements, completions, cancellations/ withdrawals and in-training.

This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2023 — September quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.

SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 118, December 2023 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2023, December). Labour Force, Australia, Detailed. cat. no. 6291.0.55.001.

© Commonwealth of Australia, 2024

For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.

This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government, and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

The views and opinions expressed in this document are those of NCVER and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government or state and territory governments.

Published by NCVER, ABN 87 007 967 311

THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED.

For the most recent release please see the Apprentice and trainee outcomes survey page.

Research messages is a summary of research produced by NCVER each year. This year’s compilation includes a range of research activities undertaken during 2023, comprising of research reports, summaries, occasional papers, presentations, webinars, consultancies, submissions, the 32nd ‘No Frills’ national research conference, and various additions to VOCEDplus knowledge resources.

THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED.

For the most recent release please see the Government-funded students and courses collection page.

© Commonwealth of Australia, 2024

For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.

This document should be attributed as NCVER 2024, Government-funded students and courses - January to September 2023, NCVER, Adelaide.

This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government, and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

The views and opinions expressed in this document are those of NCVER and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government or state and territory governments.

TD/TNC  154.02

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THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED.

For the most recent release please see the Apprentices and trainees collection page.

Description

This publication provides a snapshot of apprenticeships and traineeships across Australia. It presents statistics on contract commencements, completions, cancellations and withdrawals as well as contracts currently in training. Unless stated otherwise, data are derived from the latest National Apprentice and Trainee Collection (no. 117, September 2023 estimates), which is compiled under the Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS) for Apprentice and Trainee Collection Specifications, Release 7.0, October 2015.

Due to the delay in time between an event (commencement, completion, etc.) occurring and the reporting of that event to NCVER, NCVER estimates the most recent figures. The estimation method involves weighting recently processed numbers based on average reporting lags. As estimates are revised for up to seven quarters, figures for the last two years may differ from those published in earlier or in subsequent reports. The final counts are those submitted by jurisdictions. Further details on the methodology can be found in the Estimation of apprentice and trainee statistics technical paper.

Notes:

• The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia has created uncertain times for individuals, business and governments, which have affected apprentice and trainee numbers.  Care should be taken when comparing 2023 data with data from 2020 to 2022.

• In-training figures represent the number of apprenticeship and traineeship training contracts where the apprentice or trainee is actively training under the terms of their contract, and who have not completed, cancelled or withdrawn from their training, or had their training contract expired without meeting all of the prescribed requirements of their program. The figure reflects the number of active contracts at a given point in time (at the end of the quarter), and therefore in-training figures cannot be cumulated over time. For this reason, quarterly comparisons are equivalent to 12-months ending comparisons, as they both represent the changes as at 30 June from one year to the next.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals.

Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.

As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with 'Trades' classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group '3-Technicians and Trades Workers' and 'Non-trades' classified as all other major occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (Occupations are classified using the ANZSCO - Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations, 2022 Australian Update). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see https://www.ncver.edu.au/research-and-statistics/publications/all-publications/anzsco-imputation-in-the-national-apprentice-and-trainee-collection.

In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.

The 'Apprentices and trainees 2023 June quarter: DataBuilder' is no longer available. For the latest release please see the Apprentices and trainees collection page at https://www.ncver.edu.au/research-and-statistics/collections/apprentices-and-trainees-collection . The DataBuilder allows users to quickly create customised tables using the latest Apprentice and trainee data, filter by a selection of variables and compare training activity over time. Users can view quarterly and annual data for commencements, completions, cancellations/ withdrawals and in-training.

This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2023 — June quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.

SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 117, September 2023 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force, Australia, detailed, May 2023 (as at September 2023), cat. no. 6291.0.55.001.

© Commonwealth of Australia, 2023

For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.

This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government, and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

The views and opinions expressed in this document are those of NCVER and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government or state and territory governments.

10 year time series

The time series chart allows users to interact with apprentice and trainee data over a 10 year period and helps to visually interpret trends evident across various contract statuses.

DataBuilder

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 2022 using data collected between June and August 2023. 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

To 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 commenced 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 commenced 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.

DataBuilder

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:

DataBuilder: VET student outcomes 2023

DataBuilder: Government-funded student outcomes 2023

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.

Data dictionary

The National Student Outcomes Survey 2023: data dictionary is now available in a new online format. Developed to replace and improve on the existing pdf version, the online data dictionary presents the information in a clear, structured and responsive user interface and includes a search function and print options to help you find and export information. This data dictionary presents information across three different views to suit the needs of various users and will replace the existing pdf version from 2024.

National Student Outcomes Survey 2023: data dictionary

For 2023, the existing pdf version of the data dictionary can be accessed from the download section of the VET student outcomes 2023 statistical report page (see below).

THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED.

For the most recent release please see the Government-funded students and courses collection page.

Description

© Commonwealth of Australia, 2023

For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.

This document should be attributed as NCVER 2023, Government-funded students and courses - January to June 2023, NCVER, Adelaide.

This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government, and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

The views and opinions expressed in this document are those of NCVER and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Australian Government or state and territory governments.

TD/TNC  153.09

Published by NCVER, ABN 87 007 967 311

DataBuilder

To access the most recently released DataBuilder for Government-funded students and courses quarterly publication please see the Government-funded students and courses collection page.

The DataBuilder provides an interactive way of visualising data that can be customised as needed which can show students, program enrolments, and subject enrolments in Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system.