Apprentices and trainees 2020: June quarter: Australia

Note that the [Coronavirus Disease 2019] COVID-19 pandemic in Australia has created uncertain times for individuals, business and governments, which have affected apprentice and trainee numbers in 2020. Care should be taken when comparing 2020 data with data from previous years. This infographic provides a snapshot of apprenticeships and traineeships across Australia. It presents statistics on commencements, completions, cancellations and withdrawals and those currently in training. Unless stated otherwise, data are derived from the latest National Apprentice and Trainee Collection (no....  [+] Show more

Note that the [Coronavirus Disease 2019] COVID-19 pandemic in Australia has created uncertain times for individuals, business and governments, which have affected apprentice and trainee numbers in 2020. Care should be taken when comparing 2020 data with data from previous years.

This infographic provides a snapshot of apprenticeships and traineeships across Australia. It presents statistics on commencements, completions, cancellations and withdrawals and those currently in training. Unless stated otherwise, data are derived from the latest National Apprentice and Trainee Collection (no. 105, September 2020 estimates), which is compiled under the Australian Vocational Education and Training Management Information Statistical Standard (AVETMISS) for Apprentice and Trainee Collection Specifications, Release 7.0, October 2015.

Due to the delay in time between an event (commencement, completion, etc.) occurring and the reporting of that event to NCVER, NCVER estimates the most recent figures. The estimation method involves weighting recently processed numbers based on average reporting lags. As estimates are revised for up to seven quarters, figures for the last two years may differ from those published in earlier or in subsequent reports. The final counts are those submitted by jurisdictions. Further details on the methodology can be found in the 'Estimation of apprentice and trainee statistics' technical paper [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 100.15]. More information, including longer term trends, detailed data and explanatory notes, is available. The states and territories are diverse in terms of economies, industry and VET policy and this needs to be considered in any detailed analysis.

There were 266,565 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 30 June 2020, a decrease of 3.9 per cent from 30 June 2019. In the June quarter 2020, compared with the June quarter 2019: commencements decreased by 35.8 per cent, to 21,115; completions decreased by 24.4 per cent, to 14,820; and cancellations and withdrawals decreased by 28.7 per cent, to 15,120. In the 12 months ending 30 June 2020, compared with the 12 months ending 30 June 2019: commencements decreased by 14.2 per cent, to 133,505; completions decreased by 5.7 per cent, to 83,965; and cancellations and withdrawals decreased by 9.4 per cent, to 77,835.

Edited excerpts from publisher's website.