The proportion of apprentices and trainees employed after training remained high in 2022, according to the latest report from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Apprentice and trainee outcomes 2022 shows that 94.9% of apprentices and trainees who completed their training in a trade occupation were employed after training, similar to 2021. Of these, 67.7% were with the same employer as their apprenticeship or traineeship.
For those who completed training in non-trade occupations, 89.3% were employed after training, up 1.7 percentage points from 2021, of which 70.9% were with the same employer as their apprenticeship or traineeship.
New for the 2022 report are outcomes of apprentices and trainees who did not complete their training, showing about 84% of non-completers, from both trade and non-trade occupations, were employed after leaving their training.
The report also highlights the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on apprentices and trainees, with 15.0% of trade completers and 17.8% of non-trade completers having their on-the-job training delayed. Off-the-job training also took longer than intended for 32.2% of trade completers and 22.2% of non-trade completers because of the pandemic.
Satisfaction with off-the-job training remained steady in 2022, with 87.2% of trade completers and 89.3% of non-trade completers satisfied overall with their off-the-job training.
Download the report: Apprentice and trainee outcomes 2022
Background:
Apprentice and trainee outcomes 2022 is derived from the 2022 National Student Outcomes Survey. The report provides a summary of the outcomes of apprentices and trainees aged 15 years and over who completed or cancelled/withdrew from their apprenticeship or traineeship during 2021, with the data collected in mid-2022.
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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.