Apprentices and Trainees [electronic resource] : September Quarter, 2009.

This publication presents estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the September quarter 2009. The figures in this publication are derived from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection no. 62 (December 2009 estimates). There were 425,500 apprentices and trainees in-trainin...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Corporate Author: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (Australia)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2010.
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Summary:This publication presents estimates of apprentice and trainee activity in Australia for the September quarter 2009. The figures in this publication are derived from the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection no. 62 (December 2009 estimates). There were 425,500 apprentices and trainees in-training as at 30 September 2009, a decrease of 2.4% from the previous year. In the 12 months to 30 September 2009, compared with the previous year: (1) commencements decreased by 6.9%, to 269,000; (2) completions increased by 5.8%, to 158,700; and (3) cancellations and withdrawals decreased by 4.8%, to 127,500. For seasonally adjusted data, comparing the September quarter 2009 with the June quarter 2009: (1) commencements in trades occupations decreased by 0.6%; (2) commencements in non-trades occupations increased by 1.0%; (3) completions increased by 1.1%; (4) cancellations and withdrawals decreased by 0.7%; and (5) in-training numbers decreased by 0.2%. (Contains 19 tables, 3 figures, and 5 notes.) [For the supporting documents, see "Adjustment Notes for Apprentice and Trainee Estimates. Technical Paper" (ED508818); "ANZSCO Imputation in the National Apprentice and Trainee Collection. Technical Paper" (ED508821); "Estimation of Apprentice and Trainee Statistics. Technical Paper" (ED508819); "Apprentices and Trainees: September Quarter 2009. Terms and Definitions" (ED508820); and "Authentic Learning Environments in Higher Education" (ED508837).]
Item Description:Availability: National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd. P.O. Box 8288, Stational Arcade, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Tel: +61-8-230-8400; Fax: +61-8-212-3436; e-mail: ncver@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au.
Sponsoring Agency: Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.
Abstractor: ERIC.
Physical Description:23 pages.
ISSN:1440-0359
Type of Computer File or Data Note:Text (Reports, Evaluative)
Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note:National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).