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Summary —
The latest data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) has highlighted that independent Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) continue to be the preferred choice for access to a skilled workforce by Australia’s employers.
Key Issues —
The NCVER 2021 Employers’ use and views of the VET system is the latest in the biennial Survey of employers’ use and views of the VET system reports on how employers met their skill needs through accredited or unaccredited training.
The report shows the growing importance of the sector to providing employers with the skills they need, highlighting that 56.6% of employers used the VET system (accredited training) to meet their training needs, up 5.7 percentage points from 2019.
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NCVER Data ―
Jobs That Require Vocational Training Qualifications
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40.2% of employers had jobs that require vocational qualifications, up 6.0 percentage points from 2019. Of these 74.3% were satisfied that vocational qualifications provide employees with the skills they need for the job.
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NCVER Data ―
Employers With Apprentices & Trainees
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27.4% of employers had apprentices and trainees, up 4.2 percentage points from 2019. Of these, 74.2% were satisfied that apprentices and trainees are getting the skills they need from training.
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NCVER Data ―
Unaccredited Training Provision
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In 2021, 52.2% of employers used unaccredited training to train their employees (up 3.4% on 2019). Of these, the most common reason for this (61.8%) was that those employers could not find any available comparable nationally recognised training. Overall, 83.5% of employers were satisfied with unaccredited training (down 3.9% on 2019).,/p>
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A copy of the NCVER 2021 Employers’ use and views of the VET system report can be downloaded via the link below:
The NCVER report reports on seven metrics of satisfaction with aspects to nationally recognised training by provider type for both apprentices and trainees and in broader skills training.
Across all these metrics, independent providers deliver the highest levels of satisfaction among employers, with the training being delivered. Indeed, for the training of non apprentices and trainees, levels of satisfaction among employers ranged from 81.1% to 92.4%.
The NCVER data shows that 27.1% of employers arranged or provided their employees with nationally recognised training, up 7.2 percentage points from 2019. Of these, 78.7% were satisfied that nationally recognised training provides employees with the skills they need for the job. For these employers, 50.7% used private providers as the main training provider with 91.1% were satisfied with the overall training provided.
Of concern is that 11.2% of employers did not provide any training to their employees, down 1.6% on 2019.
Further Information —
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