Australian vocational education and training statistics: employers' use and views of the VET system 2019

This survey collects information about employers' use and views of the vocational education and training (VET) system and the various ways employers use the VET system to meet their skill needs. Information collected is designed to measure employers' engagement and satisfaction with the VET system. Highlights in 2019: 50.9 per cent of employers used the VET system, down 3.5 percentage points from 2017; 34.2 per cent of employers had jobs requiring vocational qualifications, down 3.0 percentage points from 2017 - of these, 72.1 per cent were satisfied that vocational qualifications...  [+] Show more

This survey collects information about employers' use and views of the vocational education and training (VET) system and the various ways employers use the VET system to meet their skill needs. Information collected is designed to measure employers' engagement and satisfaction with the VET system.

Highlights in 2019: 50.9 per cent of employers used the VET system, down 3.5 percentage points from 2017; 34.2 per cent of employers had jobs requiring vocational qualifications, down 3.0 percentage points from 2017 - of these, 72.1 per cent were satisfied that vocational qualifications provide employees with the skills they need for the job; 23.2 per cent of employers had apprentices and trainees, similar to 2017 - of these, 77.6 per cent were satisfied that apprentices and trainees are getting the skills they need from training; 19.9 per cent of employers used nationally recognised training (that was not part of an apprenticeship or traineeship), down 2.5 percentage points from 2017 - of these, 78.8 per cent were satisfied that nationally recognised training provides employees with the skills they need for the job.

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