Historical time series of apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia from 1963

This time series presents a summary of training activity in apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia for the period 1963-present. A timeline of major policy changes affecting apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia from 1901 to the present is provided to give the summary information context. The data tables present in-training, commencement, completion, and cancellation/withdrawal figures by state and territory and trade occupation, separately, for the full period 1963-present. For the period 1995-present, more detailed information is provided, allowing for a comparison of...  [+] Show more

This time series presents a summary of training activity in apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia for the period 1963-present. A timeline of major policy changes affecting apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia from 1901 to the present is provided to give the summary information context. The data tables present in-training, commencement, completion, and cancellation/withdrawal figures by state and territory and trade occupation, separately, for the full period 1963-present. For the period 1995-present, more detailed information is provided, allowing for a comparison of training activity in trade and non-trade occupations. Finally, apprentice and trainee training rates are presented by occupation and state and territory for the period 1996-present. In order to maintain consistency with historical sources, figures on commencements, completions and cancellations/withdrawals are presented for the 12 months ending 30 June in all tables, while in-training figures refer to the number in-training as at 30 June.