Training snapshot
In 2020 there were approximately 17,180 program enrolments, a considerable drop from the peak in 2016 of more than 30,860 enrolments. Program completions have followed a similar pattern between 2016 and 2020, declining from the peak of 8,860 in 2017 to 5,130 completions in 2020.
Approximately 47% of program enrolments were at the certificate II level and 36% were at certificate III level. More than three quarters of all program enrolments (78%) were in two qualifications in 2020, namely agriculture (52%) and rural operations (26%).
Agricultural operations and services qualifications lead to a wide range of intended occupations from Apiarist through to Wool Classer. The three largest occupation groups are Mixed Crop and Livestock Farm Workers with over a third of program enrolments (36%), followed by Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers (29%) and Stock and Station Agents (13%).
Private training providers delivered the highest proportion of training (35%) in 2020, followed by TAFE institutes (27%) and schools, which delivered more than a quarter (26%). Ninety per cent of training enrolments were government funded in 2020.
In 2020 Queensland had the highest proportion of students (26%) enrolled in Agriculture Operations and Services related qualifications, followed closely by New South Wales (25%) and then Victoria (20%). In terms of training delivery, New South Wales had the highest program enrolments (28%), followed by Queensland (26%) and Victoria (21%).
Apprentice and trainee commencements increased in 2020 to approximately 1,710 from 1,290 in 2019. The main destination occupations for apprentices and trainees in 2020 were Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers. South Australia had the highest proportion of apprentices in training (26%) in Agriculture Operations and Services related qualifications in 2020, followed by Victoria (24%) and New South Wales (22%),
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