School-Based Apprenticeships

In reply to Mr PISONI (Unley) (24 July 2015). (Estimates Committee B)

The Hon. S.E. CLOSE (Port Adelaide—Minister for Education and Child Development, Minister for the Public Sector): I have been advised of the following:

The Department for Education and Child Development (DECD) Trade Schools of the Future database is used to collect Australian School Based Apprenticeship/Traineeship enrolment information.

In 2014 there were 1,876 DECD students in training in school based apprenticeships/traineeships, 894 were new enrolments and 982 were continuing enrolments.

School based apprenticeship/traineeship contracts of training convert to full or part time apprenticeships/traineeships at the cessation of secondary schooling.

Traineeship and Apprenticeship Services in the Department of State Development manage the conversion of school based apprenticeship/traineeship contracts of training to paid full or part time contracts.

There were 636 students who completed secondary schooling at the end of 2014 and although destination data is not available, it can be concluded that their school based contracts of training converted to full or part time contracts.

In 2014 there were eight students who signed up to full time apprenticeships before completing their schooling.

Since the start of the Trade Schools for the Future program in 2008 over 6,000 students have commenced school based apprenticeships/traineeships.