The latest insights from the VET National Data Asset examine outcomes for Vocational Education and Training (VET) partial completers and the changes to their income, employment and reliance on income support. This report summarises the national level outcomes for students that partially completed a VET qualification in Australia.

Partial completion refers to students with their first VET enrolment recorded between 2015–16 to 2018–19, with no VET enrolment for at least two consecutive years after their last training date, no recorded qualification completion and successfully completed at least one training unit that is not a compliance unit. 

Analysis considers priority cohorts (female graduates, First Nations graduates, and graduates with disability) and a range of different student types, including age group, location and prior employment status of graduates.

The results point to a consistent story: while full VET qualification completion provides better outcomes, skills acquisition through VET can translate into improved labour‑market outcomes even where a full qualification is not recorded as completed.