Government, employers, industry and training providers work together to make sure VET courses give graduates the skills and knowledge that employers need – now and in the future.
Health – Box Hill Institute
VET prepares you to be an adaptable worker by developing important employability skills.
On average, working or training in one job will provide you with the skills for 13 other jobs
(The Foundation for Young Australians 2017).
VET can lead to careers in the fastest growing industries.
Industries with the most new jobs created by 2026
(Labour Market Information Portal 2021):
- health care and social assistance
- professional, scientific and technical services
- education and training
- accommodation and food services
- construction
Health – Box Hill Institute
VET can lead to employment in the fastest growing careers.
Careers with the most new jobs by 2026
(Labour Market Information Portal 2021):
- aged and disabled care
- software and application programmers
- registered nurses
- general clerks
- database and systems administrators, and ICT security specialists
Starting VET at secondary school can give you a head start on joining the workforce with a qualification directly linked to
employment.
VET gives you the opportunity to get experience in the workplace and show employers that you have the right attitude towards work.
The two best ways to improve your job prospects are having experience in the workplace and a good attitude towards work (Australian Government Department of Employment n.d.).
Health – Box Hill Institute
85% of VET graduates achieved their goal for training (NCVER 2021):
- to get a job
- to gain extra skills for their current job
- it was a requirement of their job
- to try for a different career
- to improve general education skills
- to obtain credit points towards senior secondary schooling
- to develop or start their own business
- to get a better job or promotion
- to gain advanced entry to a higher qualification or university
- to get into another course of study
- to get skills for community/voluntary work
- to increase self-esteem
- recreational reasons
89% of VET graduates were satisfied with the training overall(NCVER 2021).
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