Training snapshot
Overall, program enrolments in Building Structure Services-related qualifications declined steadily between 2017 to 2021, from approximately 7,190 to 6,270. However, program enrolments increased between 2020 and 2021 by approximately 21%. Program completions also declined over the five-year period, from about 2,030 in 2017 to 1,850 in 2021, although completions did increase between 2020 and 2021 by about 25%.
Program enrolments in certificate III level qualifications dominated (100%) training in this sector in 2021. More than half (57%) of training was in Bricklaying/Blocklaying, Paving and Stonemasonry qualifications, followed by Concreting and Steelfixing (32%). The most common intended occupation for qualifications in this sector was Bricklayer, followed by Concreter.
Overall, just over half (51%) of training in Building Structure Services-related qualifications was delivered by private training providers in 2021, with TAFE institutes delivering slightly less than half (45%). However, there was some variation across the different qualification clusters.
Approximately 62% of subject enrolments in Building Structure Services-related qualifications were Commonwealth and state funded in 2021. As such, the training delivered by TAFE institutes (90%) and universities (100%) was Commonwealth and state funded. The funding arrangements of private training providers were mostly split between domestic fee for service (53%) and Commonwealth and state funding (39%).
Victoria had the highest proportion of students (37%) enrolled in Building Structure Services-related qualifications, followed by New South Wales (27%) and Queensland (20%). Training was mainly delivered in Victoria (40%), followed by New South Wales (26%), and Queensland (23%).
Overall, apprentice and trainee commencements increased from approximately 1,480 in 2012 to more than 1,790 in 2021. However, over this 10-year period commencements fluctuated, peaking at about 2,350 in 2014 before declining to 1,400 in 2019. Overall, apprentice and trainee completions declined from approximately 800 in 2012 to about 700 in 2021, although the number fluctuated over the ten-year trend.
The most common intended occupations for apprentices and trainees in Building Structure Services-related qualifications were Bricklayer (62%), followed by Roof Tiler (16%) and Concreter (13%). Victoria had the highest proportion of apprentices and trainees in training (32%) in this sector in 2021, followed by New South Wales (30%) and Queensland (18%).
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