Completion and Attrition Rates for Apprentices and Trainees 2014. Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics

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Title: Completion and Attrition Rates for Apprentices and Trainees 2014. Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics
Language: English
Authors: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). 2015.
Availability: National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd. P.O. Box 8288, Stational Arcade, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Tel: +61-8-230-8400; Fax: +61-8-212-3436; e-mail: ncver@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 18
Publication Date: 2015
Sponsoring Agency: Australian Government Department of Education and Training
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Adult Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Apprenticeships, Contract Training, Statistical Data, Student Attrition, Trainees, Vocational Education, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, Prediction, Adult Education
Geographic Terms: Australia
ISSN: 1839-3497
Abstract: This publication presents completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees using three different methodologies: (1) contract completion and attrition rates: based on the outcomes of contracts of training; (2) individual completion rates: based on contract completion rates and adjusted for factors representing average recommencements by occupation; and (3) projected contract completion and attrition rates for the latest commencing apprentice and trainee cohorts: based on a "life tables" methodology. Contract completion and attrition rates are derived by tracking the outcomes of contracts of training over time.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: ED558061
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This publication presents completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees using three different methodologies: (1) contract completion and attrition rates: based on the outcomes of contracts of training; (2) individual completion rates: based on contract completion rates and adjusted for factors representing average recommencements by occupation; and (3) projected contract completion and attrition rates for the latest commencing apprentice and trainee cohorts: based on a "life tables" methodology. Contract completion and attrition rates are derived by tracking the outcomes of contracts of training over time.
ISSN:1839-3497