Chapter 4 - Department of Business
Chapter 4 - Department of Business
Chapter 4 - Department of Business
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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT<br />
<strong>Chapter</strong> 4<br />
Northern Territory Regional Pr<strong>of</strong>i les - Central Region<br />
Note: In the following tables some students may have been double-counted. This<br />
will have occurred where students have enrolled in more than one course or studied<br />
in multiple locations in the NT. As a result, totals in this section differ between tables.<br />
Information about totals is contained in the notes for each table.<br />
The number <strong>of</strong> VET students in the Central region from 2003 to 2007 is shown in Table 4.103.<br />
Table 4.103 VET Students, Central Region (2003 - 2007) (a)<br />
REPORT<br />
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007<br />
Central Region (a) (b) 6 030 5 457 5 222 5 786 5 833<br />
NT (c) 23 166 22 579 23 409 23 019 24 376<br />
Source: NT DET, Special Data Request, July 2008<br />
Note/s: (a) Based on location where student was trained<br />
(b) Students could be enrolled in more than one course/module and be trained in multiple locations<br />
within the region and the NT<br />
(c) Unique student identifier.<br />
The Central region accounted for around 22% <strong>of</strong> NT VET students in 2007. The number<br />
<strong>of</strong> students studying in the region is less than it was in 2003, but it has been rising since<br />
a low in 2005.<br />
Table 4.104 shows the level <strong>of</strong> course for enrolled VET students in the Central region.<br />
Table 4.104 VET Students by Level <strong>of</strong> Course, Barkly Region (2007) (a) (b)<br />
Central Region NT<br />
Level <strong>of</strong> Course No. % No. %<br />
Advanced Diploma and Diploma 54 0.6 701 1.9<br />
Certificate IV 504 6.0 2 737 7.5<br />
Certificate III 1 506 17.9 7 907 21.6<br />
Certificate II 2 025 24.1 8 262 22.5<br />
Certificate I 2 494 29.7 7 650 20.9<br />
Other (c) 1 811 21.6 9 396 25.6<br />
Total 8 394 100.0 36 653 100.0<br />
Source: NT DET, Special Data Request, July 2008<br />
Note/s: (a) Based on location where student was trained<br />
(b) Students could be enrolled in more than one course/module and be trained in multiple locations<br />
within the region and the NT<br />
(c) ‘Other’ includes Bridging and Enabling Courses Not Identifiable by Level, Education Not Elsewhere<br />
Classified, Other Non-Award Courses and Statement <strong>of</strong> Attainment Not Identifiable by Level.<br />
7 <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Education, Employment and Workplace Relations website,<br />
http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/training_skills/default2.htm, accessed 12 May 2008