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In 2002, there were 38,051 student enrolments in accredited vocational education and training in TAFE Tasmania state-wide, a decrease of 297 (0.8%) in enrolments from 2001 (a student may have more than one enrolment during the year).

In 2002, the largest proportion of TAFE Tasmania's enrolments were in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region, with 40.8% of total enrolments. There were 11,047 student enrolments (29.0%) in the Northern Region and a further 10,407 student enrolments (27.4%) in the Mersey-Lyell Region.

The business program accounted for the highest number of enrolments in the Greater Hobart-Southern and Northern Regions with 21.3% (3,302) and 18.2% (2,007) of total enrolments in the respective Regions. In the Mersey-Lyell Region the metals and engineering program had the highest number of enrolments, 18.3%, (1,906 enrolments) of total enrolments in the Mersey-Lyell Region.

State-wide in 2002, more males (59.0%) than females (41.0%) were enrolled at TAFE Tasmania, with the Mersey-Lyell Region having the largest proportion of male enrolments, 60.7%, in Tasmania.

INSTITUTE OF TAFE TASMANIA ENROLMENTS, Tasmanian regions(a)(b)
		2001			2002
		Males	Females	Persons	Males	Females	Persons
Delivery program		no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
GREATER HOBART-SOUTHERN(c)
Automotive & Electrical		1,278	27	1,305	1,202	36	1,238
Business		1,476	1,908	3,384	1,264	2,038	3,302
Community Services & Health		187	769	956	213	834	1,047
Construction & Textiles		1,247	268	1,515	1,038	203	1,241
Design & Communication		191	521	712	145	498	643
Drysdale		755	1,057	1,812	834	948	1,782
General Education		1,263	1,145	2,408	1,059	1,448	2,507
Information Technology & Multimedia		710	416	1,126	543	282	825
Metals & Engineering		1,377	38	1,415	1,281	34	1,315
Natural Resources		1,001	301	1,302	1,323	300	1,623
Total		9,485	6,450	15,935	8,902	6,621	15,523
NORTHERN(c)
Automotive & Electrical		1,025	20	1,045	1,034	48	1,082
Business		1,017	1,313	2,330	753	1,254	2,007
Community Services & Health		84	526	610	82	486	568
Construction & Textiles		585	196	781	417	197	614
Design & Communication		141	561	702	153	504	657
Drysdale		418	546	964	492	653	1,145
General Education		572	795	1,367	503	978	1,481
Information Technology & Multimedia		508	315	823	481	268	749
Metals & Engineering		1,346	41	1,387	1,265	37	1,302
Natural Resources		791	267	1,058	1,189	253	1,442
Total		6,487	4,580	11,067	6,369	4,678	11,047
MERSEY-LYELL(c)
Automotive & Electrical		800	7	807	817	26	843
Business		892	1,453	2,345	625	1,272	1,897
Community Services & Health		62	478	540	61	359	420
Construction & Textiles		561	149	710	556	144	700
Design & Communication		89	376	465	79	311	390
Drysdale		242	438	680	270	518	788
General Education		747	872	1,619	762	880	1,642
Information Technology & Multimedia		471	379	850	319	275	594
Metals & Engineering		1,528	44	1,572	1,841	65	1,906
Natural Resources		660	160	820	988	239	1,227
Total		6,052	4,356	10,408	6,318	4,089	10,407
TASMANIA(c)(d)
Automotive & Electrical		3,133	54	3,187	3,139	111	3,250
Business		3,455	4,752	8,207	2,675	4,614	7,289
Community Services & Health		336	1,796	2,132	362	1,696	2,058
Construction & Textiles		2,465	625	3,090	2,073	559	2,632
Design & Communication		441	1,470	1,911	392	1,326	1,718
Drysdale		1,458	2,082	3,540	1,642	2,162	3,804
General Education		2,627	2,862	5,489	2,369	3,344	5,713
Information Technology & Multimedia		1,716	1,121	2,837	1,356	839	2,195
Metals & Engineering		4,402	126	4,528	4,523	139	4,662
Natural Resources		2,683	744	3,427	3,920	810	4,730
Total		22,716	15,632	38,348	22,451	15,600	38,051
(a) These enrolments are total student enrolments, in that they indicate enrolments funded by the TAFE Tasmania Purchase Agreements special purpose grants and fee for service activities. A student may have more than one enrolment during the year, depending upon his or her course of study. (b) These data are currently being validated and may be subject to revision. (c) The region refers to the location from which training is delivered. (d) Includes interstate and overseas enrolments. Source: QLS database, Institute of TAFE Tasmania.