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Abstract:
This technical paper provides an evaluation of three alternative methodological approaches for calculating completion rate projections for apprentices and trainees. Projected rates are calculated for recently commencing cohorts because many contracts are still active, and the actual completion rate is not yet known. Completion rate projections were calculated for cohorts commencing in 2013, 2014, and 2015, and evaluated against actual completion rates for these cohorts. All three methods generated projections within five percentage points of actual completion rates. However, the work... [+] Show more
Subjects: Apprenticeship; Traineeship; Participation; Statistics; Outcomes; Evaluation; Providers of education and training; Qualifications; Students; Vocational education and training
Keywords: Statistical method; Statistical analysis; Statistical data; Completion; Apprentice; Trainee; Apprenticeship contract; Data analysis; Data collection; Outcomes of education and training; Registered training organisation
Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania
Published: Adelaide, South Australia: NCVER, 2021
Physical description: 28 p.
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