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Let's Take a Look at the Latest Statistics

The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has released a statistical report highlighting the training activity of apprentices and trainees as at 31 March 2020 and showing data relating to students, programs, subjects, and training providers in Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system.

Apprenticeship and Traineeship training activity statistics include:

• In-training as at 31 March 2020
• Quarterly training activity for March quarter 2020 compared with March quarter 2019
• Training activity: 12-month series ending 31 March 2020 compared with 12-month series ending 31 March 2019

A summary of Government-funded students and courses between January and March 2020 shows that 674,500 students were enrolled in government-funded vocational education and training (VET) which included:

• 658 700 students enrolled in nationally recognised training
• 33 200 students enrolled in non-nationally recognised training.

Government-funded program enrolments comprised:

• 93.1% in nationally recognised programs
• 3.6% in locally developed programs
• 3.3% in non-nationally recognised programs.

90.2% of program enrolments were in qualifications:

• 81.9% of program enrolments were in training package qualifications
• 8.3% were in accredited qualifications
• 48.8% of qualifications were at certificate III level
• 18.6% of qualifications were at certificate IV level.

You can access the statistical reports below:

• Apprenticeship commencements down in March quarter
• Government-funded students and courses - January to march 2020

Date posted Sep 17, 2020