VET & TAFE
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Opening doors to
skilled careers
New study confirms VET training
program is on the right track.
T
he VET in Schools (VETiS) program
has a high success rate of putting
students in employment, a new
study has found.
Conducted by the National Centre for
Vocational Education Research (NCVER),
the study found that five years after
participating in a VETiS program, 78 per
cent of students were in a job, while 29 per
cent were also studying.
National App rentice Employment
Network chief executive Lauren Tiltman
welcomed the study, which she says
demonstrates the benefits of vocational
education and training in Years 9 to 12.
“It is encouraging to see that this fresh
perspective on the national data reaffirms
the finding that VET in Schools programs
open doors to careers and further study,
and play a critical role in addressing youth
unemployment,” she said.
“Group training organisations have played
a key role in VET in Schools programs
for many years and have seen, first hand,
the strong employment and retention
outcomes they achieve.”
The NCVER study also found that many
students go on to complete further training
in the same fields as their VETiS studies.
Of the VET students, about 10 per
cent went on to university to attain a
bachelor degree.
“VET in Schools programs open
doors to many students because they
expose students to the world of work
and encourage ‘employability’ skills, as
well as improved numeracy and literacy,”
Tiltman said.
“These findings should add weight
to policy and programs that encourage
students to look at vocational pathways
while still at school.” ■
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