Training snapshot
Program enrolments fell sharply from 10,270 in 2016 to 4,410 in 2017 and though they continued this downward trend, falling to 1,820 in 2019, enrolments remained stable between 2019 and 2020 . Program completions in this sector have continued to decrease over this time, from 730 in 2016 to approximately 560 in 2018. After a slight increase in 2019, completions decreased to just under 470 in 2020.
All program enrolments are at certificate IV and above level, with near equal proportions between certificate IV (46%) and diploma or higher (54%). There was slightly more program enrolments in 2020 in Digital and Interactive Games qualifications (970) than in Information and Digital Media Technologies qualifications (860).
Enrolments for the Digital and Interactive Games qualification cluster were intended for the occupation of Multimedia Specialist. Enrolments in Information and Digital Media Technologies had an intended occupation of Multimedia Designer.
The predominant training provider for this sector was TAFE institutes (51%) and to a smaller extent private training providers (29%). Overall, Digital-media related subjects were government funded (approximately 76%) in 2020, although funding sources do vary by provider type. The highest proportion of students in 2020 were from New South Wales (31%), followed by Victoria (25%) and students living overseas (18%).
Approximately 39% of training was delivered in New South Wales, followed by Victoria (29%) and Queensland (17%).
There were an insufficient quantity of apprentice and trainee commencements in 2020 to allow analysis.
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