More than half (53%) of apprentices and trainees who started training in 2013 had completed their apprenticeship or traineeship requirements by March 2018 (NCVER 2018b). Completions were higher (57%) and cancellations or withdrawals lower (37%) for those in a non-trade occupation compared with those in a trade occupation (completions, 47%; cancellations and withdrawals, 48%).
Of those who completed an apprenticeship or traineeship in 2018, 80% were employed after training (NCVER 2018d). Employment was higher for those who had completed a trade occupation course (91%) than a non-trade (77%) (NCVER 2018d). Younger age groups were slightly more likely to have improved employment circumstances after training (18–19 year olds, 55%; 20–24 years olds, 62%; 25–44 year olds, 60%; 45–64 year age group, 56%) than the 65 years and over age group (42%) (NCVER 2018d) (also see Employment trends).
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References
ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) 2018. Australian demographic statistics, June 2018. ABS Cat. no. 3101.0. Canberra: ABS.
Atkinson G & Stanwick J 2016. Trends in VET: Policy and participation. Adelaide: NCVER.
NCVER (National Centre for Vocational Education Research) 2018a. Apprentices and trainees: terms and definitions. Adelaide: NCVER.
NCVER 2018b. Australian vocational education and training statistics: completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees 2017. Adelaide: NCVER.
NCVER 2018c. Australian vocational education and training statistics: historical time series of apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia, from 1963. Adelaide: NCVER.
NCVER 2018d. Australian vocational education and training statistics: VET student outcomes 2018. Adelaide: NCVER.
NCVER 2019a. Apprentices and trainees 2018: September quarter—Australia. Adelaide: NCVER.
NCVER 2019b. Australian vocational education and training statistics: data slicer: apprentices and trainees, September 2018. Adelaide: NCVER.
VOCSTATS 2018. National apprentice and trainee collection through VOCSTATS. Adelaide: NCVER. Viewed 6 February 2019.