1136.0 - A Directory of Education and Training Statistics, 2009
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 24/03/2009
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STUDENT OUTCOMES SURVEY
DESCRIPTION The Student Outcomes Survey is a national survey of students who undertook vocational education and training (VET) at technical and further education (TAFE) institutes and other government providers; with Adult and Community Education (ACE) providers (in NSW and Vic. only); or as government-funded students with private providers. The survey collects information on level and type of training, student employment outcomes, further study patterns, and satisfaction with the training provided. Scope The survey covers students who, in the previous year, were awarded a qualification (graduates) or successfully completed a module and then left the VET system (module completers). Only students who had an Australian address as their usual residence were included. Persons who undertook recreational or hobby courses (short courses) were not included. Reference Period End of May in the year after respondents completed their course or module. Frequency of Collection Annual Method of Collection The survey is a stratified, random sample of graduates and module completers. The sample of about 50,000 students Australia-wide was drawn from the 812,300 eligible graduates and module completers. The data were collected by a self-enumeration questionnaire. Questionnaires were mailed out to in-scope students, and were to be returned within two weeks. Graduates and module completers received the same questionnaire, and some comparisons can be made between them. However, data for the two populations should not be combined in analysis. ACE students received a shorter questionnaire than the TAFE and private provider students. DISSEMINATION Release Schedule Results are released late in November of the reference year. Publication Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics: Student outcomes - Summary. NCVER, Adelaide. Geography Information is available for Australia, all states and territories. Data Service Detailed statistical tables in Excel format, and datasets in SuperCube format, are available from the NCVER website. For data requests, contact NCVER Client Services. DATA ITEMS Personal Characteristics Age Sex Country of birth Whether had a disability or long-term health condition Main language other than English spoken at home Proficiency in spoken English Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status Prior Study Highest year of school completed Level of highest educational attainment prior to completion of current course Institution attended in six months prior to completion of current course Training Course name Level of education Field of education Whether part of apprenticeship/traineeship Attendance Length of time taken to complete training Sources of income during training Recognition for prior learning Methods of delivery of training Whether moved to undertake training Reason for moving to undertake training Main reason for undertaking training Whether helped achieve main reason for undertaking training Benefits/relevance of undertaking training to job Student's satisfaction with various aspects of the training Further study (for graduates only) Reasons did not continue to study (module completers only) Employment Characteristics Labour force status (prior to, during and six months after completing training) Full/time or part-time status (prior to and six months after completing training) Occupation (prior to and six months after completing training) Industry of employment (prior to and six months after completing training) Status in employment Hours worked Employer support during training Earnings Size of location/business throughout Australia Sector of employment Length of time taken to find a job after training Whether first full-time job Historical Data Since 2005, the survey has included all VET students, not just government-funded VET students, causing a break in time series data. Note, in 2004 only TAFE students were surveyed. Historical data to 1997 are available from NCVER. Document Selection These documents will be presented in a new window.
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