1997 TAFE graduate destination survey: state report: Western Australia, October 1997

This report contains the result for Western Australia from the 1997 Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Graduate Destination Survey (GDS), conducted by Reark Research on behalf of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) for the National Advisory Committee on Vocational Education and Training Statistics (NACVETS). The survey was funded by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA).

Nationally the survey involved sending a questionnaire to all graduates (110,409) at a State-funded TAFE institute in Australia in 1996 who completed a Certificate, Advanced Certificate, Associate Diploma, Diploma or Advanced Diploma of at least 200 hours or one semester in duration and had an Australian address as their usual address. A total of 60,746 graduates responded, a national response rate of 55.0 percent. Of the total number of graduates, 8494 were from Western Australia, 4597 responded, a response rate of 54.1 percent.

The aim of the 1997 GDS was to measure vocational education and training (VET) graduates' employment, further study destinations and opinions of courses completed.

A detailed description of the 1997 survey methodology, a glossary and fieldwork materials (including the questionnaire) are contained as appendices to this report.

This report contains the result for Western Australia from the 1997 Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Graduate Destination Survey (GDS), conducted by Reark Research on behalf of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) for the National Advisory Committee on Vocational Education and Training Statistics (NACVETS). The survey was funded by the Australian National Training Authority (ANTA).

Nationally the survey involved sending a questionnaire to all graduates (110,409) at a State-funded TAFE institute in Australia in 1996 who completed a Certificate, ...  [+] Show more