This report explores the transitions students make in undertaking a second qualification (i.e. whether they change field of education and/or move between the VET and higher education sectors). It also looks at the reasons why they decide to undertake another qualification.

The distinction between VET and higher education in Australia is blurring. The purpose of this paper is to examine – through the conduct of a case study of engineering qualifications (AQF6) delivered in Victoria – how education and training providers and students are likely to respond to different fees and funding arrangements under the student...

Using data from the 2009 Student Outcomes Survey, the report looks at the pay-off to completion on a range of outcomes, and identifies the groups for whom completion is particularly important. The overall qualification estimated completion rate for the cohort commencing in 2005 was 27%, a figure that was greeted with some consternation. While this...

This publication estimates the completion rates of publicly funded vocational education and training courses in Australia in order to fill a gap in performance measures for the sector. Completion rates for qualifications commenced in 2006-09 are given for various groups, including by qualification level, by field of education and by state. The corresponding load pass...

The publication is based on 2011 data provided by the Australian state and territory departments responsible for administering public funds for Australia's VET system. Public funds are those funds which are transacted through legislatively established (that is, government) bank accounts. The information presented covers: operating revenues and expenditures trends in operating revenues and expenditures operating...