Training snapshot
After a sharp fall between 2016 and 2017 and again between 2017 and 2018, program enrolments in Telecommunications Technology have since steadily declined from 3,960 in 2018 to 3,650 in 2020. Program completions in this sector followed a similar pattern, falling from a high of approximately 3,110 in 2016 to almost 1,050 in 2019; however, there was a slight increase in 2020 from the previous year. The majority of enrolments in 2020 were at the certificate III level (57%), with 30% at the diploma level or higher.
In 2020, most enrolments were either in (telecommunications) Technology-related qualifications (68%) or (telecommunications) Networks-related qualifications (29%). The most common intended occupations for this sector were Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General) (56%) or Telecommunications Network Engineer (28%).
Almost all training in 2020 was conducted via private training providers (90%). Overall, more than half of the funding for subjects came from Commonwealth and state funding (58%) with both domestic and international fee for service funding approximately 21% each.
Students located overseas made up the highest proportion of program enrolments (30%), followed by students New South Wales (28%), Queensland (20%), and Victoria (13%). New South Wales delivered the highest proportion of training (42%), with Queensland delivering 30% and Victoria 17%.
In 2020, there were 1,000 apprentice and trainee commencements and approximately 550 completions in this sector. Commencement numbers are down from their peak in 2013 of nearly 6,870 but were up slightly compared with 2019 levels. Completion numbers were at their highest in 2014 at approximately 4,330 and have continued to decline.
In 2020, most apprentices and trainees in-training in (telecommunications) Technology-related qualifications had the intended occupation of Electronic Instrument Trades Worker (General). The highest proportions of apprenticeships and traineeships were reported in New South Wales (49%), followed by Queensland (18%) and Victoria (17%).
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