PARTICIPATION RATES IN
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING (VET) PROGRAMS
A new report provides an overview of the participation rates of secondary
students in VET programs across Australia. Here, we look at the figures for 2017.
PARTICIPATION ACROSS SCHOOL SECTORS
36% 26% 17%
Government: Catholic: Independent:
MOST POPULAR QUALIFICATIONS
14 684
13 190
9855
8495
By number of students enrolled
Cert. || Hospitality Cert. || Business Cert. || Construction Pathways
NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN VET PROGRAMS
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Source: Misko, J, Ackehurst, M, Polvere, RA, Erzinger, T & Korbel, P. (2019) Vet for secondary school students: acquiring an array of technical and non-technical skills.
NCVER: Adelaide. Accessed May 2019.
TOP 3 CERT. 3 QUALIFICATIONS WHERE FEMALES OUTNUMBER MALES
36 782
11 375
50 439
50 167 84 158 2684
In each state and territory
3380
when the number of students in the course was 100 or more Early Childhood
Education and Care Business
Retail
Sport and recreation Information, Digital
Media and Technology Plumbing
Cert. ||| Sport and recreation
TOP 3 CERT. 3 QUALIFICATIONS WHERE MALES OUTNUMBER FEMALES
when the number of students in the course was 100 or more