The latest report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has found that employers continue to engage with the accredited training system while increasing their use of unaccredited and informal training in 2023.
Released today, the report is derived from the 2023 Survey of Employers’ Use and Views of the VET System, which collected information from 6 290 employers between March and June 2023.
The biennial survey found that 56.8% of Australian employers engaged with at least one form of accredited training through the vocational education and training (VET) system in the last twelve months.
Employers can engage with accredited training in three ways: by having jobs that require vocational qualifications, by employing apprentices and trainees or by using other nationally recognised training. Employers using apprentices and trainees increased to 31.3% in 2023, up 3.9 percentage points from 2021, while employers’ use of the other forms of accredited training remained steady.
When it comes to unaccredited training, 54.4% of employers used this to meet their skill needs in 2023, an increase of 2.2 percentage points from 2021. Employers who used informal training increased to 81.2% - up 4.6 percentage points.
NCVER Managing Director Simon Walker said, “While around half of Australia’s employers use the national accredited VET system to train their staff, comparable numbers are using unaccredited training to meet their staff skill needs. Less than 10% of employers provided no training to their staff over the past twelve months”.
Employer satisfaction with the various forms of accredited training remained stable while satisfaction with unaccredited training increased by 2.6 percentage points to 86.1% in 2023.
Background:
Employers’ use and views of the VET system 2023 provides a summary of employers’ use and views of the vocational education and training (VET) system and focuses on employer engagement and satisfaction with both accredited and unaccredited training.
The biennial survey collects information on the various ways employers meet their skill needs. The survey was conducted between March and June 2023 and results relate to employers’ training experiences in the preceding 12 months.
Download the report: Employers' use and views of the VET system 2023
Related documents:
- Employers’ use and views of the VET system 2023: data tables
- Employers’ use and views of the VET system 2023: online data slicer
- Employers’ use and views of the VET system 2023: timeseries
- Support information: Includes explanatory notes, technical notes, questionnaire, data dictionary, brochure, and primary approach letter.
Enquiries: Chantal Deutrom P: +61 8 8230 8418 E: chantaldeutrom@ncver.edu.au
About NCVER: we are the main provider of research, statistics and data on Australia’s VET sector. Our services help promote better understanding of VET and assist policy makers, practitioners, industry, training providers, and students to make informed decisions.
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 Employment and Workplace Relations.