Occupational matching Being employed in the 4 268 42 650 56.2 - at the two-digit destination occupation that level of ANZSCO) matches with the intended occupation Not being employed in the 3 285 31 127 41.0 - destination occupation that matches with the intended occupation (reference category) Missing 220 2 107 2.8 - Annual income Known income (continuous) 7 371 71 922 5.2 51 234 Missing 402 3 962 94.8 - Total 7 773 75 884 100.0 Note: Estimated population is based on the adjusted weights and is used as the base to calculate the percentages. Source: Student Outcomes Survey, 2013. Explanatory variables A number of predictors that reflect students’ personal characteristics and training features in the trades are added in each model. The student attributes are gender, age, socioeconomic status, location, highest educational level prior to training, labour force status before training, and whether the student already worked in the intended occupation before training (based on the two-digit level of ANZSCO). Some added training attributes are students’ completion status of a trade qualification (qualification completion or completion), the level of trade qualification being studied, and whether students undertook their training as part of an apprenticeship or traineeship. Descriptive statistics for these explanatory variables are provided in table 4. Table 4 Descriptive statistics for predictors Predictors Categories n N % (weighted) Completion status Graduates 7 155 47 743 50.4 Module completers (reference category) 2 155 46 986 49.6 Sex Males 6 909 73 381 77.5 Females (reference category) 2 401 21 347 22.5 Age 35 years and over 3 576 29 039 30.7 25–34 years 1 985 22 777 24.0 15–24 years (reference category) 3 749 42 913 45.3 Highest qualification before Diploma and above 1 538 13 969 14.7 training Certificate III/IV 2 530 24 069 25.4 Year 12 2 594 28 080 29.6 Year 11 and below or certificate I/II* 2 262 24 076 25.4 (reference category) Missing 386 4 535 4.8 Employment status before Employed full-time 5 450 52 383 55.3 training Employed part-time 1 860 19 613 20.7 Not working before training (reference 1 613 18 029 19.0 category) Missing 387 4 704 5.0
Occupational matching at the two-digit level of ANZSCO) Being employed in the destination occupation that matches with the intended occupation 4 268 42 650 56.2 - Not being employed in the destination occupation that matches with the intended occupation (reference category) 3 285 31 127 41.0 - Missing 220 2 107 2.8 - Annual income Known income (continuous) 7 371 71 922 5.2 51 234 Missing 402 3 962 94.8 - Total 7 773 75 884 100.0 Note: Estimated population is based on the adjusted weights and is used as the base to calculate the percentages. Source: Student Outcomes Survey, 2013. Explanatory variables A number of predictors that reflect students’ personal characteristics and training features in the trades are added in each model. The student attributes are gender, age, socioeconomic status, location, highest educational level prior to training, labour force status before training, and whether the student already worked in the intended occupation before training (based on the two-digit level of ANZSCO). Some added training attributes are students’ completion status of a trade qualification (qualification completion or completion), the level of trade qualification being studied, and whether students undertook their training as part of an apprenticeship or traineeship. Descriptive statistics for these explanatory variables are provided in table 4. Table 4 Descriptive statistics for predictors Predictors Categories n N % (weighted) Completion status Graduates 7 155 47 743 50.4 Module completers (reference category) 2 155 46 986 49.6 Sex Males 6 909 73 381 77.5 Females (reference category) 2 401 21 347 22.5 Age 35 years and over 3 576 29 039 30.7 25–34 years 1 985 22 777 24.0 15–24 years (reference category) 3 749 42 913 45.3 Highest qualification before training Diploma and above 1 538 13 969 14.7 Certificate III/IV 2 530 24 069 25.4 Year 12 2 594 28 080 29.6 Year 11 and below or certificate I/II* (reference category) 2 262 24 076 25.4 Missing 386 4 535 4.8 Employment status before training Employed full-time 5 450 52 383 55.3 Employed part-time 1 860 19 613 20.7 Not working before training (reference category) 1 613 18 029 19.0 Missing 387 4 704 5.0
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