Good news in industry training data

Good news in industry training data
24 April 2009
 
The Industry Training Federation (ITF) has welcomed the release this week of government data on industry training.
 
Executive Director Jeremy Baker said the Ministry of Education reports on Industry Training and Modern Apprenticeships showed that completion rates for trainees were comparable to those in equivalent polytechnic courses despite some quirks in the system that work against industry training.
 
“For example, when a trainee leaves their job for another job, they are classified as a ‘non-completion’ even when they finish their qualification in another workplace.
 
“We would also expect that as industry trainees complete their qualifications part-time, the completion rates would be lower, but they still stack up really well.
 
“We are also heartened by the statistics showing that more than two-thirds of trainees attained a substantial number of industry relevant and portable skill standards.
 
“While a full qualification is a great goal for both an individual and the industry that they are part of, individual credits towards that qualification provide valuable learning outcomes which help upskill workers.”
 
Mr Baker said the Federation welcomed the Government’s commitment to improving completion rates and said ITOs were continually working towards self-improvement.
 
“These reports are from data collected between 2001-2006.  ITOs that were concerned about their own completion rates during this period have already started working with their industries to look at the varied reasons behind this and work on ways in which they can be improved,” Mr Baker said.

More than 35,000 businesses and 180,000 apprentices and trainees are involved in
industry training every year.
 
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