Australian vocational education and training statistics: government-funded students and courses 2019

This publication provides a summary of data relating to students, programs, subjects and training providers in Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system, defined as all Commonwealth and state/territory government-funded training delivered by technical and further education (TAFE) institutes, other government providers (such as universities), community education providers and other registered providers. In 2019, 1.2 million students were enrolled in government-funded VET. They included 1.1 million students enrolled in nationally recognised training and...  [+] Show more

This publication provides a summary of data relating to students, programs, subjects and training providers in Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system, defined as all Commonwealth and state/territory government-funded training delivered by technical and further education (TAFE) institutes, other government providers (such as universities), community education providers and other registered providers.

In 2019, 1.2 million students were enrolled in government-funded VET. They included 1.1 million students enrolled in nationally recognised training and 113,400 students enrolled in non-nationally recognised training. In 2019, compared with 2018: student numbers increased by 3.3 per cent to 1.2 million; full-year training equivalents (FYTEs) increased by 4.9 per cent to 490,500; students enrolled in nationally recognised programs increased by 4.8 per cent to 993,100; students enrolled in stand-alone nationally recognised subjects decreased by 36.1 per cent to 34,800; and students enrolled in non-nationally recognised training decreased by 10.6 per cent to 113,400. An estimated 6.8 per cent of the Australian resident population aged 15 to 64 years participated in government-funded VET in Australia in 2019. From 2015 to 2019, student numbers have decreased by 3.1 per cent to 1.2 million.

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