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During 2002, there were 20,940 apprentices and trainees in training in Tasmania, an increase of 7.5% from 19,481 in 2001. Of these, 2,722 (13.0%) were employed as Intermediate service workers, 2,509 (12.0%) as Labourers and related workers, and 2,391 (11.4%) as Intermediate clerical workers.

More males than females were employed as apprentices and trainees in Tasmania for 2001 and 2002 and this was the case for each region. In 2002, males accounted for 55.5% (11,615) of all apprentices and trainees in Tasmania and females accounted for the remaining 44.5% (9,325).

APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES IN TRAINING - Tasmania(a)(b)
				2001			2002
				Males	Females	Persons	Males	Females	Persons
Occupation being trained for				no.	no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
Managers, professionals & associate professionals				423	243	666	463	313	776
Tradespersons & related workers
	Mechanical & fabrication engineering			651	4	655	575	4	579
	Automotive			np	np	496	514	4	518
	Electrical & electronics			469	5	474	472	4	476
	Construction			np	np	566	np	np	649
	Food			559	249	808	595	253	848
	Skilled agricultural & horticultural			80	13	93	77	11	88
	Other trades			305	408	713	272	403	675
Advanced clerical, sales & services workers				42	233	275	107	417	524
Intermediate clerical, sales & service workers
	Intermediate clerical			355	1,700	2,055	572	1,819	2,391
	Intermediate sales & related			495	570	1,065	738	995	1,733
	Intermediate service			501	1,677	2,178	632	2,090	2,722
Intermediate production & transport workers
	Intermediate plant			620	6	626	582	4	586
	Intermediate machine			161	64	225	155	114	269
	Road & rail			363	51	414	652	124	776
	Other intermediate production & transport			1,714	187	1,901	1,473	151	1,624
Elementary clerical, sales & service workers
	Elementary clerks			605	794	1,399	457	634	1,091
	Elementary sales			624	1,498	2,122	492	1,218	1,710
	Elementary service			295	86	381	334	62	396
Labourers & related workers				1,680	689	2,369	1,807	702	2,509
Total in training				10,999	8,482	19,481	11,615	9,325	20,940
Number in training as at 31 December(c)				7,287	5,031	12,318	7,791	5,776	13,567
np not available for publication, but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated (a) Counts of apprentices and trainees are based on data available at April 2, 2003. Region determined by residential postcode. (b) At any time during 2001 and 2002. (c) The numbers at 31 December (end of year) are shown for comparison. Source: Office of Post-Compulsory Education and Training, Department of Education.