Australia Yearbook - 2001

416 Year Book Australia 2001
10.13 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COURSE ENROLMENTS, Field of Study by Sex—1999
Males
Females
Persons(a)
’000
’000
’000
Land and marine resources, animal husbandry 75.2 27.8 103.3
Architecture, building 89.6 10.9 100.5
Art, humanities and social sciences 50.7 94.1 145.5
Business, administration, economics 152.6 270.0 426.2
Education 19.6 27.1 46.8
Engineering, surveying 243.2 30.6 274.1
Health, community services 52.2 120.5 173.7
Law, legal studies 6.5 6.2 12.7
Science 66.1 59.5 125.9
Veterinary science, animal care 0.4 3.3 3.7
Services, hospitality, transportation 126.4 133.7 262.2
VET multi-field education 146.4 170.7 317.7
Total enrolments(a) 1 028.8 954.3 1 992.2
(a) Includes sex not stated.
Source: National Centre for Vocational Education Research, ‘Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics 1999: In
Detail’.
Table 10.13 shows the number of course
enrolments in each field of study in 1999.
Clients may be enrolled in more than one activity.
The more popular fields of VET study include:
Business, administration and economics;
Engineering and surveying; and Services,
hospitality and transportation.
VET operating revenue is provided primarily by
the State and Territory Governments (59% in
1999), with additional funds being provided by
the Commonwealth Government (22%).
The balance of revenue (19%) came from
fee-for-service activities, ancillary trading,
and student fees or charges.
All States and Territories charge most students
some form of administration fee for VET courses.
This varies according to the type of course and
its duration. Nationally, in 1999 around 4% of
operating revenue for VET institutions was
provided by student fees and charges. Another
9% was received as fee-for-service revenue from
full-fee paying overseas clients, employers and
other individuals or organisations.
Apprenticeships and traineeships
Half of all apprentices and trainees in training
at 31 December 1999 were in the broad
occupational group Trades and related workers,
including Construction (11%) and Automotive
trades (9%). Another 18% of apprentices and
trainees were in Intermediate clerical, sales and
service occupations, and 10% were Labourers
and related workers (table 10.14).