Description
This publication presents completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees using three different methodologies:
- contract completion and attrition rates: based on the outcomes of contracts of training
- individual completion rates: based on contract completion rates and adjusted for recommencement factor
- projected contract completion and attrition rates for the latest commencing apprentice and trainee cohorts: based on a 'life tables' methodology.
Highlights
Individual completion rates for apprentices and trainees commencing in 2016 were:
- 56.1% for all occupations, down 1.5 percentage points from those commencing in 2015
- 55.1% for trade occupations, down 2.5 percentage points from those commencing in 2015
- 56.5% for non-trade occupations, down 1.2 percentage points from those commencing in 2015.
An individual may complete their training under more than one contract if they change employers or take a break from their training. Contract completion rates for apprentices and trainees commencing in 2016 were:
- 48.3% for all occupations, down 1.4 percentage points from those commencing in 2015
- 42.5% for trade occupations, down 2.3 percentage points from those commencing in 2015
- 53.8% for non-trade occupations, down 1.1 percentage points from those commencing in 2015.