Skills at work: evaluation of new apprenticeships

This report presents the key findings from the Skills at Work evaluation of New Apprenticeships. The evaluation was designed to examine the effectiveness of New Apprenticeships from an Australian Government perspective and compares arrangements before and after the introduction of New Apprenticeships.

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New Apprenticeships is a national system of training that officially began on 1 January 1998. It represents a major reform and modernisation of the arrangements for entry level training which had previously been offered as separate apprenticeships and traineeship systems. The evaluation was designed to examine the effectiveness of New Apprenticeships from an Australian Government perspective and compares arrangements before and after the introduction of New Apprenticeships. The methodology for the evaluation involved the analysis of: publicly available data, particularly from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER); existing programme monitoring data; and data held in the Department’s management information system, Training and Youth Internet Management System.

Overall the evaluation found that New Apprenticeships have been very successful in increasing participation in structured training, in particular opening up new and more flexible opportunities in new occupations, and across occupations and industries that have not had a history of structured training. New Apprenticeships are well supported by employers across a range of measures. This is particularly evident in the strong and ongoing employment outcomes achieved by people completing a New Apprenticeship. The value of New Apprenticeships is also evident in the strong and ongoing financial commitment provided by Government and employers alike.
Author(s) Department of Education, Science and Training
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