Heads up on the Latest VET Government Funding for Students and Courses Report
Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) system is an integral part of the country’s education system. The VET system offers various nationally recognised and non-nationally recognised courses, programs, and training for students to acquire practical skills and knowledge to enter the workforce or further their education.
The National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) collects data on government-funded VET programs and courses in Australia, and the results for the period of January to September 2022 have been released. This report is an essential document that provides detailed data on VET students, courses, programs, and providers in Australia. This report includes data on students and courses from January to September 2022, with a comparative analysis of the same period in the previous year.
Students Enrolled in VET Government Funding in Australia
According to the report, 1,055,585 students enrolled in government-funded VET in Australia from January to September 2022, which is a 6.1% decrease from the same period in 2021. Of these, 1,026,450 students enrolled in nationally recognised VET programs, while 52,200 students enrolled in non-nationally recognised VET programs.
Among the nationally recognised VET programs, training package qualifications were the most popular, with 853,625 students or 83.2% of all government-funded students enrolled in these courses. Accredited qualifications were the second most popular, with 80,745 students or 7.9%. The remaining students enrolled in training package skill sets, accredited courses, locally developed programs, and stand-alone nationally recognised subjects.
In contrast, non-nationally recognised VET programs attracted 52,200 students. Among these students, 31,400 enrolled in non-nationally recognised programs, 115 in higher education qualifications, and 20,770 in stand-alone non-nationally recognised subjects.
Students by Training Providers
The report highlights that of the 1,055,585 government-funded VET students, 53.5% or 564,310 students enrolled in TAFE institutes, which is an 8.3% decrease from January to September 2021. Private training providers followed, with 366,640 students or 34.7%, a 3.1% decrease from the previous year.
Other government providers, community education providers, and other training providers had smaller shares, with 4.3%, 4.8%, and 5.9%, respectively.
Provider Reporting Type
In total, 1420 training providers delivered government-funded VET across Australia from January to September 2022. Here’s a breakdown of these providers with a comparison of 2021 data of the same period:
Provider Reporting Type | 2021 | 2022 |
TAFE institutes | 24 | 24 |
Other government providers | 10 | 10 |
Community education providers | 304 | 283 |
Private training providers | 948 | 937 |
Other training providers | 226 | 217 |
Total | 1460 | 1420 |
Program Enrolments
The report states that there were 1,245,845 government-funded program enrolments in Australia from January to September 2022, a 5.6% decrease from the previous year. Of these, 84.5% were in qualifications, including training package qualifications (77.3%) and accredited qualifications (7.2%). The remaining 15.5% of program enrolments were in training package skill sets and accredited courses (5.6%), locally developed programs (6.9%), and non-nationally recognised programs (2.9%).
The most popular field of education was Engineering and related technologies, with 206,085 or 16.5% of all program enrolments, followed by Society and culture with 185,410 or 14.9% of enrolments.
Nationally Recognised Qualification Enrolments
From January to September 2022, there were 1,052,985 government-funded nationally recognised qualification enrolments in Australia, a 2.5% decrease from the previous year. The most popular level of education was Certificate III, with 527,285 or 50.1% of all nationally recognised qualification enrolments, followed by Certificate IV, with 210,635 or 20.0%.
The report suggests a decrease in the number of students enrolled in government-funded VET in Australia in the first nine months of 2022 compared to the same period in the previous year. However, the majority of enrolments were in nationally recognised qualifications, indicating that individuals are still seeking to obtain recognised qualifications for their chosen professions. It is crucial to monitor these trends in VET enrolments to ensure that individuals have access to the training they need to succeed in their chosen careers.
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