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Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
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Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
Click the green state/territory titles to view more detailed data
Download data
Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
Download data
Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
Download data
Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
Download data
Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Download data
Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Download data
Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Download data
Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Download data
Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Commencements
Trades
Non-trades
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
Click the green state/territory titles to view more detailed data
Download data
Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
Download data
Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
Download data
Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
Download data
Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Download data
Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Download data
Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Download data
Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Download data
Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
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Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
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Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
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Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
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Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
Click the green state/territory titles to view more detailed data
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Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Completions
In-training as at 31 December
Cancellation and withdrawals
Completions
In-training as at 31 December
Commencements
Cancellation and withdrawals
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
Click the green state/territory titles to view more detailed data
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Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
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Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
Click the green state/territory titles to view more detailed data
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Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
Download data
Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
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Total Trades Non-trades
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades Non-trades
Download data
Total Trades Non-trades
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Trades
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Total Trades Non-trades
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
90 000
80 000
70 000
60 000
50 000
40 000
30 000
20 000
10 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
50 000
45 000
40 000
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 000
30 000
25 000
20 000
15 000
10 000
5 000
0New South Wales Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania Northern Territory Australian Capital
Territory
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2018 to 2019 (% change) 2015 to 2019 (% change)
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
Northern Territory
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
Apprentices and trainees 2019 - December quarter
STATE AND TERRITORY COMPARISONS
In-training as at 31 December 2019
Created by
Created by
State/territory in summary12 months ending 31 December 2015 to 2019
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Note that the percentages presented in this product are reported to one decimal place. All other numbers, after aggregation, have been rounded to the nearest five. Rounding can lead to instances where the
numbers in the body of a given table might not add to the rounded totals. Unknown data have not been reported in any tables, whereas the total includes all contracts, including those with unknown status. Hence, some figures in the tables may not sum to the total.
As the vocations approved to be under an apprenticeship or traineeship training contract are not consistent across all jurisdictions, NCVER has adopted a Trade/Non-trade categorisation for the purpose of the
National Apprentices and Trainees Collection with ‘Trades’ classified as all occupations listed under ANZSCO major group ‘3-Tecnicians and trades workers’ and ‘Non-trades’ classified as all other major
occupations groups 1-2 and 4-8 (ANZSCO, First edition, Revision 2). ANZSCO has been back-cast by NCVER to 1994 for reporting purposes. For further information on the methodology, see
<http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2266.html>.
In September 2016, NCVER implemented a number of collection and system changes and as such some activity may differ to that reported in previous publications. These changes included implementation of
release 7.0 of the AVETMIS Standard for apprentices and trainees, and migration of the historical data collections to a new database.
Due to the implementation of a new apprentice and trainee database in Tasmania, a number of training contracts have been incorrectly reported as newly commencing workers instead of existing workers.
Caution should be used in the interpretation of data on existing and newly commencing workers for Tasmania and Australia, including percentage change figures based on these data.
The data slicer is a MS Excel pivot table containing a set of buttons that enable users to quickly filter or slice data without the need to open drop-down lists. A slicer clearly labels the filters that may be applied
and provides detail so that users can easily identify the slice of data presented. It presents information on client demographics, programs, occupations, training rates, state or territory and other variables to
compare training activity over time.
For more detailed information refer to the ‘Apprentices and trainees 2019 December quarter: data slicer’ available at <https://www.ncver.edu.au/data/collection/apprentices-and-trainees-collection/apprentices-
and-trainees-quarterly>.
This infographic is drawn from Australian vocational education and training statistics: apprentices and trainees 2019 — December quarter, NCVER, Adelaide.
This infographic should be attributed as Apprentices and trainees 2019: December quarter – Australia, NCVER, Adelaide.
SOURCE: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), National Apprentice and Trainee collection no. 103, December 2019 estimates, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour force,
Australian, detailed quarterly, November 2019 (as at February 2020), cat. no. 6291.0.55.003.
© Commonwealth of Australia, 2020For details and exceptions visit the NCVER Portal.
This work has been produced by NCVER on behalf of the Australian Government and state and territory governments, with funding provided through the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills
and Employment.
Quarterly training activity as at 31 December 2019
Western Australia27 395 in-training(down 5% from December 2018)
Northern Territory3005 in-training(up 3.1% from December 2018)
Queensland55 295 in-training (down 4.7% from December 2018)
New South Wales82 685 in-training (down 1% from December 2018)
South Australia17 225 in training (up 9.1% from December 2018)
Victoria59 580 in-training (down 1.7% from December 2018)
Tasmania8740 in-training (up 6% from December 2018)
Australia259 930 in-training (down 1.6% from December 2018)
Australian Capital Territory6010 in-training (down 2.6% from December 2018)
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Total Trades Non-trades
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
80 470 79 625 81 900 83 560 82 685 -1.0 2.8
60 415 60 820 57 920 60 610 59 580 -1.7 -1.4
59 800 56 910 58 685 58 005 55 295 -4.7 -7.5
17 620 15 945 15 505 15 790 17 225 9.1 -2.2
39 300 34 740 32 090 28 830 27 395 -5.0 -30.3
7 530 7 605 7 720 8 240 8 740 6.0 16.1
2 980 3 055 2 775 2 915 3 005 3.1 0.8
5 540 5 735 6 090 6 165 6 010 -2.6 8.5
273 655 264 430 262 680 264 120 259 930 -1.6 -5.0
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
45 150 45 865 47 115 45 830 43 575 -4.9 -3.5
44 075 44 000 36 710 36 790 33 265 -9.6 -24.5
37 810 36 800 39 835 37 605 36 190 -3.8 -4.3
9 805 9 140 8 700 7 985 9 080 13.8 -7.4
25 310 19 735 19 435 16 755 16 575 -1.1 -34.5
4 660 4 870 4 855 4 930 5 405 9.6 15.9
1 920 2 055 1 835 2 205 2 180 -1.2 13.6
3 490 4 460 4 535 4 490 4 750 5.9 36.2
172 220 166 925 163 025 156 585 151 015 -3.6 -12.3
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Commencements Cancellations and withdrawals Completions In-training as at 31 Dec 2019
27 490 28 080 28 955 29 365 28 505 -2.9 3.7
28 280 25 050 22 665 21 080 21 255 0.8 -24.8
21 085 19 990 19 475 19 575 19 550 -0.1 -7.3
4 650 3 895 3 640 3 280 3 385 3.2 -27.2
10 205 10 515 8 965 8 305 7 545 -9.1 -26.1
2 265 2 185 2 185 2 055 2 100 2.1 -7.3
1 505 1 100 1 245 1 190 1 125 -5.3 -25.1
1 950 2 005 2 045 2 010 1 970 -1.8 1.2
97 425 92 820 89 175 86 860 85 445 -1.6 -12.3
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35 015 28 725 26 100 25 215 25 835 2.5 -26.2
25 810 21 110 21 000 18 570 18 970 2.2 -26.5
26 120 23 230 22 265 22 190 22 395 0.9 -14.3
7 845 6 240 5 730 4 680 4 570 -2.3 -41.7
15 810 13 500 13 180 11 750 10 610 -9.7 -32.9
3 615 3 080 3 020 2 810 3 175 13.0 -12.2
1 265 1 090 1 075 1 060 1 150 8.4 -9.4
3 215 2 110 1 960 2 030 2 450 20.6 -23.8
118 695 99 085 94 325 88 300 89 155 1.0 -24.9
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