Profiling the national vocational education and training workforce

Future workforce planning in private and public enterprise requires reliable information on which projections are made. Currently limited information exists about vocational education and training (VET) professionals. This report consolidates two national studies on the TAFE workforce, and on VET professionals in private and public registered training organisations (RTOs). The findings have important implications for workforce planning. Within the TAFE sector, the number of teachers aged over 45 is almost double the average for the Australian workforce, and the employment status is shifting from permanent qualified teachers to non-permanent teachers who are less qualified. Outside the TAFE sector, the credentials of VET professionals are also an issue. The contents are: Key messages; Executive summary; Introduction; National study of the TAFE workforce; Getting the measure of the VET professional; Where to from here?; Appendix 1: the nature of the VET workforce and its environment; Appendix 2: primary data sources and concepts and terms used. Show less