This publication presents the most up-to-date contract and individual completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees, finding that overall completion rates decreased in 2023. The authors find the most common reasons apprentices and trainees left training in 2022 included dissatisfaction with pay or working conditions.

This report provides an estimate of the extent and nature of nationally recognised vocational education and training (VET) delivered in 2023 by Australian registered training providers. Vocational education and training by nature is diverse, spanning a wide range of learning engagements from full-time programs across multiple years, short courses, to stand-alone subjects that were not...

This study links National Assessment Program Literacy and Numeracy data with records from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth to better understand the association between students’ early academic performance and their schooling outcomes. The study finds that a position of socioeconomic advantage alone does not translate to academic success. Instead, strong reading and numeracy skills...

This report presents information on VET in Schools, the vocational education and training (VET) undertaken by school students as part of their senior secondary certificate of education (SSCE ). Students can engage in VET through a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship, or through alternative pathways.

'VET partnerships powering a dynamic workforce' is the theme for the 33rd National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference ‘No Frills.’ In keeping with the conference’s theme, this discussion paper focuses on Australia’s workforce demands and the importance of equipping the workforce with necessary skills through targeted education, training and partnerships.