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

Product improvements

This publication includes a new section of government-funded subject enrolments, with a particular focus on stand-alone subjects.

To facilitate insights into stand-alone subject activity, NCVER’s publication and DataBuilder show subject enrolments by subject type and separates accredited units by their identifiers and names.

Description

This publication provides a summary of data relating to students, programs, subjects and training providers in Australia’s government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system, defined as all Commonwealth and state or territory government-funded training delivered by technical and further education (TAFE) institutes, other government providers (such as universities), private providers and community education providers.

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DataBuilder

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

The DataBuilder allows users to quickly create customised tables using the latest Government-funded students and courses data, filter by a selection of variables and compare training activity over time. There are four separate datasets available: students, program enrolments, program completions and subject enrolments.

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International onshore VET qualification completer outcomes 2022 provides a summary of the outcomes of international students who completed their vocational education and training (VET) qualification in Australia in 2021. These students were surveyed as an additional component to the 2022 National Student Outcomes Survey.

Information is presented on international onshore VET qualification completers' reasons for training and their employment outcomes, their satisfaction with training and further study outcomes.

Overall, 13 686 international onshore VET qualification completers responded to the survey.

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DataBuilder

The DataBuilder provides extensive data on the outcomes of international students who completed a nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) qualification in Australia during the previous calendar year. These students were surveyed as an additional component to the National Student Outcomes Survey.

Data is presented on international onshore VET qualification completers' 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.

THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED.

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

Product improvements

A 10 year time series product has been added to this publication.

The 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.

The product and link can be found below the publication or go direct to the 10 year timeseries page.

Description

This publication provides a snapshot of apprenticeships and traineeships across Australia. It presents statistics on commencements, completions, cancellations and withdrawals and those currently in training. Unless stated otherwise, data are derived from the latest National Apprentice and Trainee Collection (no. 114, December 2022 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 2020 to 2022 data with data from previous years.
  • 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 September from one year to the next.



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10 year time series

Note: This 10 year time series has been superseded. For the most recent release please see the Apprentices and trainees collection page.

The timeseries 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

To access the most recently released DataBuilder for Apprentices and trainees quarter 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 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 (ANZSCO, ABS catalogue no.1220.0, 2021 (Australian Version)). 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 the latest detailed information please refer to the DataBuilder accessible from the Apprentices and trainees collection page. 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 2022 — September quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.

SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 114, December 2022 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force, Australia, detailed, Aug 2022 (as at December 2022), 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.

ISSN 1440-0359

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.

Description

This publication provides a summary of the outcomes of apprentices and trainees aged 15 years or over who completed or cancelled/withdrew from an apprenticeship or traineeship during 2021. This publication refers to these groups as ‘completers’ and ‘non-completers’, respectively. The figures are derived from the 2022 National Student Outcomes Survey.

Information is presented on apprentices’ and trainees’ reasons for training, reasons for non-completion, their employment outcomes, further study outcomes and satisfaction with the apprenticeship or traineeship.

An apprentice or trainee is a person who undertakes a contract of training with an employer and a training provider.

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DataBuilder

To access the most recently released DataBuilder please see the Apprentice and trainee outcomes survey page

The DataBuilder provides extensive data on apprentice’s and trainees’ reasons for training, reasons for non-completion, their employment outcomes, further study outcomes and satisfaction with the apprenticeship or traineeship. Users can filter by a selection of variables, view the margins of error (to determine the amount of certainty/error in survey estimates), and export their results.

Description

This publication presents information on how different equity groups fare in their VET journey. The featured equity groups have historically been disadvantaged in accessing and benefiting from education in Australia. We focus on their participation, achievement in and outcomes from VET.

The full data is available to download below with details of the data sources and definitions.

Notes:

  1. There are high numbers of ‘not known’ responses for some student characteristics explored in this resource. For more information, refer to the Student equity in VET 2021: participation, achievement and outcomes: data tables.
  2. This data excludes international offshore training activity.
  3. Students may have enrolled in more than one type of training, with more than one type of provider and with different sources of funding.  For this reason, percentages may sum to more than 100.
  4. Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER),Total VET students and courses 2021, NCVER Government-funded students and courses, NCVER VET qualification completion rates 2021, NCVER VET Student outcomes 2022 , Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Census of Population and Housing 2016, ABS Disability, Ageing and Carers, Australia 2018

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This document should be attributed as NCVER 2023, Student equity in VET 2021: participation, achievement and outcomes. 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.

ISBN: 978-1-922801-09-8

TD/TNC: 151.04

Published by NCVER, ABN 87 007 967 311

Description

Research messages is a summary of research produced by NCVER each year. This year’s compilation includes a range of research activities undertaken during 2022, comprising of research reports, summaries, infographics - both static and interactive, occasional papers, presentations, webinars, consultancies, submissions, the 31st National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference 'No Frills', and various additions to VOCEDPLUS knowledge resources.

Description

This publication provides a summary of data relating to students, programs, subjects, and training providers in Australia’s government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system. Government-funded is defined as Commonwealth and/or state or territory government funded training delivered by contracted training organisations.

Data for the Government-funded students and courses series are received by NCVER in four cumulative submissions:

  • January to March, submitted in May
  • January to June, submitted in August
  • January to September, submitted in November
  • January to December, submitted in March.

This allows additional data to be reported and corrections made to previously submitted data.

The data in this publication cover the period of 1 January to 30 September 2022. For comparative purposes it examines data for the same period of the previous year.

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DataBuilder

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.

THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED.

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

About

This publication provides a snapshot of apprenticeships and traineeships across Australia. It presents statistics on commencements, completions, cancellations and withdrawals and those currently in training. Unless stated otherwise, data are derived from the latest National Apprentice and Trainee Collection (no. 113, September 2022 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 2020 to 2022 data with data from previous years.
  • 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.



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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 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). 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 the latest detailed information please refer to the DataBuilder accessible from the Apprentices and trainees collection page. 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 2022 — June quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.

SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 113, September 2022 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force, Australia, detailed, May 2022 (as at September 2022), cat. no. 6291.0.55.001.

© Commonwealth of Australia, 2022

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.

ISSN 1440-0359

Published by NCVER, ABN 87 007 967 311

DataBuilder

To access the most recently released DataBuilder for Apprentices and trainees quarter 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 commencements, completions, cancellations/withdrawals and in-training.

THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED.

For the most recent release please see the VET student outcomes survey 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 2021 using data collected between June and August 2022. 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.

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DataBuilder

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

THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED.

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

Description

This publication provides a summary of data relating to students, programs, subjects, and training providers in Australia’s government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system. Government-funded is defined as Commonwealth and/or state or territory government funded training delivered by contracted training organisations.

Data for the Government-funded students and courses series are received by NCVER in four cumulative submissions:

  • January to March, submitted in May
  • January to June, submitted in August
  • January to September, submitted in November
  • January to December, submitted in March.

This allows additional data to be reported and corrections made to previously submitted data.

The data in this publication cover the period of 1 January to 30 June 2022. For comparative purposes it examines data for the same period of the previous year.

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DataBuilder

To access the most recently released DataBuilder for Government-funded students and courses quarterly 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.