Apprentices and Trainees

In reply to the Hon. K.L. VINCENT (28 October 2015).

The Hon. I.K. HUNTER (Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation, Minister for Water and the River Murray, Minister for Climate Change):

1. Data published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research for the January-March 2015 quarter, the most current available, show that of the 21,972 apprentices and trainees undertaking training in South Australia at 31 March 2015, 622 identified themselves as having a disability.

In comparison, 661 apprentices and trainees identified themselves as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and 13,875 were aged 24 years or under.