This publication provides an estimate of the extent and nature of vocational education and training (VET) delivered in 2017 by Australian training providers. This picture of training activity is known as 'total VET activity', to reflect that the information is collected from all types of training providers. Information in this publication is provided on the number of training providers, estimated students and participation rates, program enrolments, subject enrolments, hours of delivery, program completions and estimated program completion rates. This publication provides an estimate of... [+] Show more
This publication provides an estimate of the extent and nature of vocational education and training (VET) delivered in 2017 by Australian training providers. This picture of training activity is known as 'total VET activity', to reflect that the information is collected from all types of training providers. Information in this publication is provided on the number of training providers, estimated students and participation rates, program enrolments, subject enrolments, hours of delivery, program completions and estimated program completion rates.
This publication provides an estimate of the nature and extent of VET delivered by Australian training providers in domestic and overseas locations in 2017. In 2017: training activity was reported by 4193 training providers; there were an estimated 4.2 million students enrolled in VET with an Australian training provider in 2017, a 0.7 per cent increase from 2016; the estimated participation rate of VET students in Australia as a proportion of the Australian population aged 15 to 64 years remained steady at 24.1 per cent, with participation highest among those aged 15 to 19 years (46.1 per cent); there were 3.4 million program enrolments, a 7.6 per cent decrease from 2016; nationally recognised training accounted for 87.6 per cent of all program enrolments, a 2.4 percentage point increase; there were 763,700 program completions (preliminary); a total 784.8 million VET hours were delivered, a 3.9 per cent decrease from 2016; there were 29.0 million subject enrolments, a 3.5 per cent decrease from 2016; there were 13.5 million Commonwealth or state funded subject enrolments, a 6.3 per cent decrease from 2016. Commonwealth or state funded subject enrolments represented 46.3 per cent of all subject enrolments in 2017; subject only enrolments increased by 19.3 per cent to 5.2 million, representing 17.8 per cent of all subject enrolments (14.4 per cent in 2016). Domestic fee-for-service subject only enrolments increased by 20.0 per cent to 4.9 million.
Published abstract and excerpts from publisher's website.
The technical paper 'Counting students in Total VET students and courses' is also available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 129.06.
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