The latest release of national apprentice and trainee data show there were 268 600 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 30 June 2017, a decrease of 4.7% from 30 June 2016.
Apprentices and trainees 2017 – June quarter, published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), provides a national picture of apprenticeship and traineeship activity and includes both quarterly and annual figures that can be broken down by state and territory.
Overall there were 37 500 (trade and non-trade) commencements in the June 2017 quarter, down 5.3% compared with the same quarter last year.
Trade commencements decreased by 3.9% to 15,200, with the biggest decline seen in food trades workers.
Non-trade commencements also declined, down 6.2% to 22 300, with the biggest declines seen in sales assistants and salespersons, and hospitality workers.
The report Australian vocational education and training statistics: Apprentices and trainees 2017 – June quarter is available from www.ncver.edu.au/publications.
A range of related data products including an infographic and data tables by state and territory are also available.
The Historical time series of apprenticeships and traineeships in Australia has also been updated. Visit www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-and-trainees-quarterly to view the infographic and tables.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education and Training.
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