Preliminary findings by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has found that the numbers of students enrolled in the public vocational education and training has risen for its fourth consecutive year to 1.9 million.

 

Recording a total increase of 4.6 per cent from 2010 to 2011, the Australian vocational education and training statistics shows a snapshot of training activity from the annual collection of student enrolments.

 

Student numbers increased in most states and territories, with the greatest increases reported in Victoria (14.8%), Northern Territory (1.5%) and Western Australia (1.1%).

 

Compared with 2010, the largest increases in student numbers occurred in Victoria (77 000 more students) and New South Wales (3 500 more students) and Queensland (2 800 more students).

 

he largest increase in student numbers occurred in qualifications at Certificate III and higher: Certificate III (9.9%), Certificate IV (20.4%) and Diploma or higher (12.7%).

 

Hours of delivery and full-year training equivalents in 2011 also increased by 8.6% nationally.

 

NCVER will release detailed data on training activity in July this year.


Copies of Australian vocational education and training statistics: Students and courses 2011 – preliminary data are available from www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2504.html