Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O'Connor at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra, Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Source: AAP Image/ Mick Tsikas.
What can Australia do to improve its apprenticeship completion rates?
That’s the core question to be answered by a new federal government review, tasked with assessing existing incentive schemes and how to best support trainees and employers alike.
AAP reports Minister for Skills and Training Brendan O’Connor has announced a fresh review of Australia’s apprentice incentive scheme, as low completion rates contribute to skills gaps in the workforce.
For apprentices and trainees who started in 2018, only 55.8% completed their apprenticeship or traineeship in 2022, according to data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER).
Completion rates remain stubbornly low, despite big-ticket support measures revealed in the Coalition government’s 2022-2023 federal budget.
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