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 outlines the barriers to building and retaining a skilled electrical workforce, and charts a comprehensive roadmap to develop the workforce that will light the way to a clean energy future.

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.

Businesses are facing growing challenges in recruiting workers with the right skills. This paper looks specifically at the role of chambers of commerce and industry in designing and delivering skills policies. It is based on a 2024 survey to chambers of commerce around the world undertaken by the OECD, in collaboration with Eurochambres and the...

The Strategic Review of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentive System aims to inform future policy development for the apprenticeships system, through evidence-based research into the effectiveness of the current Commonwealth Incentive System in encouraging the take-up and completion of apprenticeships. This paper summarises the key challenges facing apprenticeships. It is accompanied by the Provisional Reference List...