half of Student characteristics Figure 4.3: Enrolments by highest Students in the 25+ age group accounted for around qualification, government subsidised, 2013 1% the enrolments in Public Administration and Safety in cent. 2012 and 2013. This is down from 74 per cent in 2008, Bachelor Degree 0% or although the actual number of enrolments by students Higher Degree level 1% 50% within this age cohort has increased by 35 per cent Advanced Diploma, 2% Diploma or Associate Degree 2% over this period. Certificate Students who are unemployed made up 43 per cent of 42% enrolments in 2013. This proportion has risen Year or significantly since 2008, when unemployed students Certificate II comprised eight per cent of enrolments, and compares 34% 20% with an average across all industry training of 25 per 35% Certificate I 1% Students from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse The main reason students gave for enrolling in (CALD) background accounted for more than a third of vocational training related to Public Administration and enrolments in 2013, students reporting a disability Safety was get a job’ (64 per cent). The next two ‘To comprise seven per cent of enrolments. most important reasons were wanted extra skills for ‘I my job’ (nine per cent) and personal interest or ‘For Table 4.7: Learners Facing Barriers enrolments, self-development’ (seven per cent), as shown in Figure government subsidised, 2008 to 2013 4.4. Figure 4.4: Enrolments by reason for study, Public Administration and Safety All industries government subsidised, 2013 This 64% with To get a job an 7% I wanted skills average for my job across 9% For personal At the time of enrolment, students enrolling in Public interest or all Administration and Safety courses were less likely to industry have obtained a Certificate III-IV but more likely to have It was a training completed Year 12 or Certificate II than the average requirement of my of 39 job across all industry training. Half of Public Administration per cent. Other and Safety enrolments were by students who had completed Year 12 or Certificate 14% II prior to beginning their studies in the sector in 2013.
Student characteristics Students in the 25+ age group accounted for around half of Figure 4.3: Enrolments by highest qualification, government subsidised, 2013 the enrolments in Public Administration and Safety in 2012 and 2013. This is down from 74 per cent in 2008, although the actual number of enrolments by students within this age cohort has increased by 35 per cent over this period. Students who are unemployed made up 43 per cent of enrolments in 2013. This proportion has risen significantly since 2008, when unemployed students comprised eight per cent of enrolments, and compares with an average across all industry training of 25 per cent. Bachelor Degree 0% or Higher Degree level 1% Advanced Diploma, 2% Diploma or Associate Degree 2% Certificate Year or Certificate II Certificate I 1% 1% 20% 34% 35% 42% 50% Students from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background accounted for more than a third of enrolments in 2013, students reporting a disability comprise seven per cent of enrolments. Table 4.7: Learners Facing Barriers enrolments, government subsidised, 2008 to 2013 Public Administration and Safety All industries The main reason students gave for enrolling in vocational training related to Public Administration and Safety was ‘To get a job’ (64 per cent). The next two most important reasons were ‘I wanted extra skills for my job’ (nine per cent) and ‘For personal interest or self-development’ (seven per cent), as shown in Figure 4.4. Figure 4.4: Enrolments by reason for study, government subsidised, 2013 At the time of enrolment, students enrolling in Public Administration and Safety courses were less likely to have obtained a Certificate III-IV but more likely to have completed Year 12 or Certificate II than the average across all industry training. Half of Public Administration and Safety enrolments were by students who had completed Year 12 or Certificate II prior to beginning their studies in the sector in 2013. This with an average across all industry training of 39 per cent. 14% 7% 9% 64% To get a job I wanted skills for my job For personal interest or It was a requirement of my job Other
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