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Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by the authority of the Minister for Skills and Training, the Hon Brendan O'Connor MP)

The use of 'apprenticeships' throughout this document refers to both apprenticeships and traineeships.

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 January 2022)

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 January 2022)

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 January 2022)

NCVER (2020) Apprentices and trainees 2020 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 21 March 2022)

NCVER (2021) Total VET students and courses 2020, NCVER, Adelaide. (DataBuilder)

Internal Department data, unpublished

NCVER (January 2021) Apprentices and trainees 2020 - December quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 November 2021)

NCVER (January 2021) Apprentices and trainees 2020 - December quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 November 2021)

Organisation for Economic Compensation and Development (OECD) (2018) Seven Questions about Apprenticeships : Answers from International Experience , OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training, OECD Publishing, Paris (accessed 18 March 2022)

Productivity Commission (2020), National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review , Study Report (Accessed 16 March 2022)

Senate Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee (November 2003) Bridging the skills divide www.aph.gov.au (accessed 16 March 2022)

Department of Education, Skills and Employment (2021) What are skill shortages ? www.jobjumpstart.gov.au (accessed 28 July 2021)

Kuszera, M. OECD (2017) Incentives for Apprenticeship , Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, www.oecd-library.org (accessed 16 June 2021)

Productivity Commission (2020) National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review , Study Report (Accessed 16 March 2022)

NCVER (October 2021) Apprentices and trainees - March quarter 2021 , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 1 November 2021)

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 January 2022)

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 January 2022)

Productivity Commission (2020) National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review , www.pc.gov.au (accessed 23 June 2021)

NCVER (2019) Employers' use and views of the VET system 2019 , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 15 June 2021)

Department of Jobs and Small Business (2017) Labour Market for Apprentices , www.dese.gov.au (accessed 23 June 2021)

ANZ Research (6 December 2021) ANZ Australian Job Advertisement Series Media Release , www.media.anz.com (accessed 15 March 2021)

Joyce, S. (2019) Strengthening Skills : An expert review of Australia's vocational education and training system , Commonwealth of Australia

Productivity Commission (2020) National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review , www.pc.gov.au (accessed 23 June 2021)

NCVER (2020) Traditional trade apprenticeships : learnings from the field www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 28 July 2021)

Wallis (2021) Apprentice and Employer Support Surveys , based on a sample size of 500 employers and 500 apprentices

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2016) Household Expenditure Survey Australia : Summary of Results www.abs.gov.au (accessed 28 July 2021)

Deloitte Access Economics (2012) Econometric analysis of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program www.voced.edu.au (accessed 13 July 2021)

NCVER (2001) Reasons for new apprentices' non - completions , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 18 March 2022)

Shergold P. (June 2020) Looking to the Future : Report of the Review of Senior Secondary Pathways into work , further education and training , Education Council

NCVER (2021) Issues in apprenticeships and traineeships - a research synthesis , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 27 January 2022)

NCVER (2019) Apprentice and trainee experience and destination , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 24 June 2021)

NCVER (2021) Issues in apprenticeships and traineeships - a research synthesis , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 27 January 2022)

NCVER (2021) Australian vocational education and training statistics : apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 21 March 2022)

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2021) Australia's youth ., AIHW , Australian Government (accessed 14 January 2022)

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2022) Labour Force , Australia - February 2022 Release (accessed 22 March 2022)

Department of Education, Skills and Employment (2021) Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program guidelines www.dese.gov.au (accessed 16 June 2021)

Organisation for Economic Compensation and Development (OECD) Seven Questions about Apprenticeships : Answers from International Experience , OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training, OECD Publishing, Paris (accessed 18 March 2022)

Organisation for Economic Compensation and Development (OECD) Seven Questions about Apprenticeships : Answers from International Experience , OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training, OECD Publishing, Paris (accessed 18 March 2022)

National Skills Commission (9 December 2021) The State of Australia's Skills (accessed 20 January 2022)

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 24 January 2022)

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 24 January 2022)

Productivity Commission (2020) National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review , www.pc.gov.au (accessed 23 June 2021)

Productivity Commission (2020) National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review , www.pc.gov.au (accessed 23 June 2021)

Deloitte Access Economics (2012) Econometric analysis of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program www.voced.edu.au (accessed 13 July 2021

Deloitte Access Economics (2012) Econometric analysis of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program www.voced.edu.au (accessed 13 July 2021)

Joyce, S. (2019) Strengthening Skills : An expert review of Australia's vocational education and training system , Commonwealth of Australia

Program data as at 28 February 2022.

Productivity Commission (2020) National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review , www.pc.gov.au (accessed 23 June 2021)

Deloitte Access Economics (2012) Econometric Analysis of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program (accessed 16 March 2022)

Organisation for Economic Compensation and Development (OECD) Seven Questions about Apprenticeships: Answers from International Experience, OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training, OECD Publishing, Paris (accessed 18 March 2022)

Productivity Commission (2020) National Agreement for Skills and Workforce Development Review , www.pc.gov.au (accessed 23 June 2021)

NCVER (2021) Issues in apprenticeships and traineeships - a research synthesis , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 27 January 2022).

Internal Department data, unpublished

NCVER (October 2021) Apprentices and trainees - March quarter 2021 , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 1 November 2021)

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2022) Labour Force , Australia - February 2022 Release (accessed 22 March 2022)

NCVER (October 2021) Apprentices and trainees - March quarter 2021 , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 1 November 2021)

Deloitte Access Economics (2012), Econometric Analysis of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program .

Australian Bureau of Statistics (2022) Labour Force, Australia - February 2022 Release (accessed 22 March 2022)

NCVER (October 2021) Apprentices and trainees - March quarter 2021 , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 1 November 2021)

Deloitte Access Economics (2012) Econometric Analysis of the Australian Apprenticeships Incentives Program (accessed 16 March 2022)

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 January 2022).

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 January 2022).

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 January 2022).

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 25 January 2022).

NCVER (2021) Employers' use and views of the VET system 2021 , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 27 January 2022)

NCVER (January 2022) Apprentices and trainees 2021 - June quarter , www.ncver.edu.au (accessed 19 January 2022).

Internal Department data, unpublished


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