The latest NCVER report has shown overall completion rates for apprentices and trainees have decreased in 2023 but increased for trade occupations.

As reported in Completion and attrition rates for apprentices and trainees 2023, individual completion rates for apprentices and trainees who commenced training in 2019 decreased by 1% to 54.8% compared to those who commenced in 2018.

Individual trade completion rates have increased by 0.7% points to 54.1% while electrotechnology and telecommunications trade workers had the highest individual completion rate for trade occupations at 61.8%, followed by automotive and engineering trades workers at 57.6% and ICT and science technicians at 55.3%.

The report revealed individual non-trade completion rates have declined by 2.5% to 55.7%. The highest individual completion rate for non-trade occupations was seen in managers at 64.9%, sales workers at 57.2% and clerical and administrative workers at 56.7%.