Apprentice and trainee experience and destinations 2019

THIS PUBLICATION HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AND SUPERSEDED BY APPRENTICE AND TRAINEE OUTCOMES.

For the most recent release please see the Apprentice and trainee outcomes survey page.

Revised February 2020: Table 17 in Apprentice and trainee experience and destinations 2019 was updated in February 2020. The figures for the number of completer and non-completer respondents remain the same.

Description

This survey collects information on the outcomes of apprentices and trainees who completed (completers) or cancelled or withdrew (non-completers) from an apprenticeship or traineeship during 2018. Information is collected on apprentices’ and trainees’ reasons for training, their employment outcomes, reasons for non-completion, further study outcomes and satisfaction with the apprenticeship or traineeship.

Highlights

Outcomes

In 2019:

• 87.7% of completers and 73.8% of non-completers were employed after training
• 43.1% of completers and 20.9% of non-completers were employed in the same occupation as their apprenticeship or traineeship.

Satisfaction

• 88.4% of completers and 50.1% of non-completers were satisfied overall with their apprenticeship or traineeship
• 88.1% of completers and 63.0% of non-completers were satisfied with the off-the-job training associated with their apprenticeship or traineeship.

Main reason for undertaking an apprenticeship or traineeship

The main reason those in a:

• trade occupation undertook their training was because they wanted to work in that type of job (37.5% of completers and 37.8% of non-completers)
• non-trade occupation undertook their training was because it was a requirement of their job (22.9% of completers and 22.7% of non-completers).