AUSTRALIA - UNESCO-UNEVOC

AUSTRALIA

November 2018

Compiled in collaboration with the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), Australia.

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Australia

Contents

Statistics................................................................................................................................. 3 1. TVET systems ..................................................................................................................... 5 2. TVET strategy and key policy documents........................................................................... 7 3. Governance and financing ................................................................................................. 9 4. TVET teachers and trainers .............................................................................................. 10 5. Qualification system and quality assurance ..................................................................... 11 6. Current reforms and policy discussion............................................................................. 12 7. References and further reading ....................................................................................... 15

TVETipedia Glossary

In case of further clarification and definitions of terms contained herein, please refer to UNESCO-UNEVOC's online TVETipedia Glossary, which provides definitions and background information from various trustworthy sources on terms commonly used in the area of technical and vocational education and training. Find out more at unevoc.l/68.

Acknowledgements

The following report has been compiled with the support of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER) in Australia. Other UNEVOC Centres in Australia are: Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT); School of Education and Professional Studies, Griffith University (Griffith); and TAFE Directors Australia (TDA).

UNESCO-UNEVOC TVET Country Profiles

To find similar information on other countries, please visit the UNESCO-UNEVOC World TVET Database at unevoc.l/589.

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Statistics1

General information

Category

Indicator

Total population (millions)2

Demographic

Population growth Median age of population2

Population aged 15-24 years (in thousands)

Statistics 24,8 (2017)

1.6% 37.5 3,167

Socio-economic

GDP growth (annual %) GDP per capita (current US$) Unemployment rate (%)3 Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%)

2.2 % 45,514 5.7%

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Participation in education by level and by programme orientation (2016)

Category

Gross enrolment ratio (%)

Percentage of students who are female (%)

Primary education (ISCED 1)

101.3%

48.6%

Lower

Secondary secondary

121.2%

45.7%

education, (ISCED 2)

all

Upper

153.9%

45.2%

programmes secondary

217.3%

44.6%

(ISCED 3)

Tertiary education, all programmes (ISCED 5-8)

121.9%

57.6%

Category

Secondary education, all programmes

Lower secondary (ISCED 2) Upper secondary (ISCED 3)

Percentage of students enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%)

Percentage of students in vocational education who are

female (%)

33.5%

18.6% 50.5%

38.0%

34.4% 39.3%

Indicator

Percentage of students in tertiary education enrolled in short cycle education (ISCED 5)

Both sexes (%) 16.1%

Percentage of students who are female (%)

61.1%

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Education finance

Category

Expenditure

Indicator Government expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure (%) Expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as % of total government expenditure (%)

Statistics 13.9% (2014)

0.9% (2014)

SDG thematic indicators related to TVET and skills4

Category

Indicator

Participation rate in technical-vocational

Selected SDG thematic indicators

programmes, 15- to 24-years (%) Percentage of youth/adults who have achieved at least a minimum level of

proficiency in digital literacy skills (%)

Statistics 11.0% (2013)

94.0% (2013)

Type of TVET institutions5

Type of institution TAFE Colleges and Institutes Private training Organizations Community providers Universities Enterprise providers

Education level Tertiary Tertiary Tertiary Tertiary Tertiary

Schools

Upper secondary

Ministry responsible

State training authority

Private/ACPET

Local government / CCA

Commonwealth

Company/ERTOA

State education authority

Number of institutions

53

3,099

468 15 207

442

Other useful statistics related to TVET and skills development

Indicator

Statistics (2015)

Source

Participation rate in VET, Australians aged 15-64

26.8%

NCVER

.

Percentage of students undertaking VET with private training providers in Australia

66.3%

NCVER

.

Percentage of students undertaking VET with TAFE institutes in Australia

20.5%

NCVER

.

1 Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics have been gathered from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). 2 UN DESA. World Population Prospects. 3 International Labour Organization. ILOSTAT - ILO database of labour statistics. ilostat 4 Other Sustainable Development Goal 4 thematic indicators at 5 Compiled by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).

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1. TVET systems

Australia TVET in the Australian education system6

Tertiary (ISCED 5-8)

Tertiary education

Diploma 1-2 years

Advanced diploma 1-3 years

Associate degree 1-3 years

Post-secondary non-tertiary (ISCED 4)

Upper Secondary (ISCED 3)

Post-secondary education 1 year

Upper Secondary Education 2 years

Lower Secondary Education 4 years

Certificate IV ................
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