Australian vocational education and training statistics: Students and courses 2005 - Preliminary dataPreliminary data from the annual collection of student enrolments relating to the public vocational education and training system show that more than 1.64 million students undertook publicly funded training in 2005, an increase of 2.9 per cent or 46,000 students compared with 2004...

These statistics show the number of people in training, as at 31 December 2005, remained steady at 389,000, down 0.4 per cent from the end of December 2004. When comparing apprentice and trainee activity in the year ending 31 December 2005 to the previous year, the statistics show that the number of people commencing an...

NCVER has compiled the key messages of all research and analysis work it published in 2005, with 42 summaries grouped under one of five broad themes. Among the topics covered are: industry and employers’ views of training and qualifications; learner groups, including work on Indigenous Australians and vocational education and training; literacy and numeracy; careers...

Adding to NCVER’s comprehensive suite of adult literacy research overviews, this latest set for 2006 focuses on professional development for the language, literacy and numeracy workforce, literacy support of Indigenous people, and the social and economic benefits and costs of adult literacy provision. Overall, the suite of research overviews provides summaries across NCVER’s wide range...

The number of people starting an apprenticeship or traineeship has grown for the sixth successive quarter, based on seasonally adjusted data. In the twelve months to 30 September 2005, the number of commencements increased 5 per cent over the previous year to 267,600.