Each year, MCEETYA collects from all States and Territories data on student participation in relation to VET in Schools in the following areas:
Number of students enrolled in VET in Schools programs;
Number of schools delivering VET in Schools programs;
Industry coverage by ANTA industry group;
Annual student contact hours;
Number of students undertaking workplace learning;
Total hours of workplace learning undertaken;
Number of students commencing a Training Agreement as a School-based New Apprentice.
All jurisdictions have their own arrangements for collecting data and maintaining databases. Some data reported in this report are derived from collections maintained by Boards of Studies, while other data are derived from school system/authority collections or from government training departments. Because of this variation within and across jurisdictions, caution must be exercised when attempting to draw comparisons.
The data reflect the different policy emphases and approaches for VET in Schools arrangements across jurisdictions. For example, the proportion of senior secondary students participating in VET in Schools programs is larger for some jurisdictions than others, but the depth at which students engage in these courses, measured in contact hours, is less. Irrespective of the approach there has been continued substantial growth in VET in Schools (and School-based New Apprenticeships) since 1998 when national statistics were first reported by MCEETYA.
