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A report on the destinations of Year 12 completers from 2015 in Queensland

Special Schools

Authors The Next Step team, Department of Education and Training

Acknowledgments The Next Step team gratefully acknowledges the assistance of the members of the Next Step survey Reference Group and the organisations they represent:

Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (Queensland branch)

Catholic Secondary Principals Association of Queensland

Independent Schools Queensland

Queensland Catholic Education Commission

Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

Queensland Government Statistician’s Office

Queensland Secondary Principals' Association

Queensland University of Technology

State Schools Division, Department of Education and Training

Training and Skills Division, Department of Education and Training

The Next Step team extends sincere thanks to the many thousands of Queensland Year 12 completers who gave up their time to participate in the survey.

This research is funded by the Queensland Government.

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List of Tables Table 1: Survey response rate, Special Schools 2016 .................................................................................. 4 Table 2: Year 12 completers with a verified disability, by specific impairment area, Special

Schools 2016 .................................................................................................................................. 4 Table 3: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers, by sex, Special Schools 2016 .................................... 5 Table 4: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers, by whether they received a post-school

package from DSQ, Special Schools 2016 ...................................................................................... 6 Table 5: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers, by whether they attended a day service,

Special Schools 2016 ...................................................................................................................... 7 Table 6: Days per week spent at a day service of Year 12 completers, by day service source of

funding, Special Schools 2016 ........................................................................................................ 7 Table 7: Post-school institution of Year 12 completers in education or training, Special

Schools 2016 .................................................................................................................................. 9 Table 8: Field of study of Year 12 completers in education or training, by sex, Special

Schools 2016 .................................................................................................................................. 9 Table 9: Occupational Sub-Major group of Year 12 completers in employment, by sex, Special

Schools 2016 ................................................................................................................................ 10 Table 10: Industry category of Year 12 completers in employment, by sex, Special Schools 2016 ................ 10 Table 11: Participation in unpaid work by Year 12 completers, Special Schools 2016 ................................... 11 Table 12: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers who obtained a VET qualification, Special

Schools 2016 ................................................................................................................................ 12 Table 13: Post-school pathway of Indigenous Year 12 completers, Special Schools 2016 ............................ 12 Table 14: Main destination of Year 12 completers, by socioeconomic status, Special

Schools 2016 ................................................................................................................................ 13 Table 15: Main destination of Year 12 completers, by sex, Special Schools 2016 ......................................... 14 Table A1: Queensland Special Schools with Year 12 completers in 2015...................................................... 15 Table A2: Post-school pathway categorisation .............................................................................................. 16 Table A3: Fields of study ............................................................................................................................... 17 Table A4: Industry categories ........................................................................................................................ 18 Table A5: Main destination Categorisation .................................................................................................... 19 Table A6: Acronyms and Abbreviations ......................................................................................................... 20

List of Figures Figure 1: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers, Special Schools 2016 ................................................ 5 Figure 2: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers, by whether they received a post-school

package from DSQ, Special Schools 2016 ...................................................................................... 6 Figure 3: Activities participated in by Year 12 completers who attended a day service, by sex,

Special Schools 2016 ...................................................................................................................... 8 Figure 4: Hours worked per week by Year 12 completers undertaking unpaid work, by type of

unpaid work, Special Schools 2016 ............................................................................................... 11 Figure 5: Main destination of Year 12 completers, Special Schools 2011–2016 ........................................... 14

2 Next Step Special Schools 2016

Purpose The purpose of this report is to provide information on the destinations of students from Special Schools who completed Year 12 in 2015. This is one indicator of the outcomes of schooling.

This information can be used to:

• Review senior schooling programs and services, e.g. subject offerings, career advice, links with employers and/or tertiary institutions

• Contribute to reporting and planning processes.

Source of information This report is based on the results of the annual Next Step survey for Special Schools. The Next Step survey, undertaken by the Queensland Government, targets all students who completed Year 12 and gained a Senior Statement in 2015, whether they attended a state, Catholic or independent school, or a TAFE secondary college. The Queensland Government Statistician’s Office conducted the survey between March and June 2016, approximately six months after the young people left school. Responses were collected via computer-assisted telephone interviewing and an online survey.

The survey results were compiled and reported on by the Next Step team, Department of Education and Training.

In 2016, the Next Step survey included a series of additional questions that were asked of students who attended special schools. These questions were designed to provide more meaningful information on the post-school pathways of students who attended special schools.

Care should be taken in publicly using figures of less than three responses or percentages based on less than three responses.

Privacy statement To protect the privacy of individuals participating in the survey, this report contains summarised information only.

Further information and feedback Statewide and regional reports from the Next Step survey are available on the Next Step website at www.education.qld.gov.au/nextstep

Please contact the Next Step project team if you would like to provide feedback on the Next Step survey, reports or request additional data.

Next Step team contact details: Phone: (07) 3513 6868 Email: [email protected]


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Summary of findings In 2016, 81.5% of young people who completed Year 12 at Special Schools in 2015 continued in a meaningful post-school pathway in the year after they left school.

28.0% of respondents were undertaking post-school education or training, either in campus-based study (27.5%) or employment-based training (0.5%).

Work was a pathway for 22.3% of respondents, either in open employment (3.3%), supported employment (10.9%), or unpaid or volunteer work (8.1%).

A further 31.3% of respondents were attending a day service.

18.5% did not enter a meaningful post-school pathway and were either seeking work (4.7%) or not in the labour force, education or training (13.7%).

Response rate for Special Schools Table 1: Survey response rate, Special Schools 2016

Number of respondents

Number of students who completed Year 12

Response rate (%)

211 317 66.6

Table 1 reports the response rate for Special Schools. It expresses the number of respondents from this school, as a percentage of all Year 12 completers who attended Special Schools in 2015.

It has not been possible to ascertain how representative these responses are of all Year 12 completers from this group of schools.

Please note that some survey participants did not provide information for particular survey questions. As a result, the number of responses shown in Table 3 onwards may not reflect the totals reported for the main destinations appearing in Table 2.

Verified disability Table 2: Year 12 completers with a verified disability, by specific impairment area, Special

Schools 2016

Specific impairment area no. % Intellectual Disability 185 87.7 Autism Spectrum Disorder 13 6.2 Physical Impairment 5 2.4 Vision Impairment 2 0.9 Unknown 6 2.8

Total 211 100.0


Post-school pathway The post-pathways of Year 12 completers from Special Schools were categorised into eight main pathways. Year 12 completers from Special Schools who were in education, training or employment as well as attending a day service were reported in their education, training or employment pathway. A table defining these pathways is shown in Appendix 1.

Figure 1: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers, Special Schools 2016

Table 3: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers, by sex, Special Schools 2016

SEX

Post-school pathway Male Female Total no. % no. % no. %

Education or training

Campus-based study 40 27.2 18 28.1 58 27.5

Apprenticeship or Traineeship 1 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.5

Education or training Total 41 27.9 18 28.1 59 28.0 Work

Open employment 4 2.7 3 4.7 7 3.3

Supported employment 18 12.2 5 7.8 23 10.9

Unpaid or volunteer work 10 6.8 7 10.9 17 8.1

Work Total 32 21.8 15 23.4 47 22.3

Attending day service 40 27.2 26 40.6 66 31.3 Seeking work 8 5.4 2 3.1 10 4.7 NILFET 26 17.7 3 4.7 29 13.7

Total

147 100.0 64 100.0 211 100.0

27.5%

0.5%

3.3%

10.9%

8.1%

31.3%

4.7%

13.7%

Campus-based study (27.5%)

Apprenticeship or Traineeship (0.5%)

Open employment (3.3%)

Supported employment (10.9%)

Unpaid or volunteer work (8.1%)

Attending day service (31.3%)

Seeking work (4.7%)

NILFET (13.7%)


Table 4: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers, by whether they received a post-school package from DSQ, Special Schools 2016

RECEIVED DSQ PACKAGEa

Post-school pathway Yes Nob Total

no. % no. % no. % Education or training


Apprenticeship or traineeship 0 0.0 1 1.0 1 0.5

Education or training Total 18 16.4 40 40.8 58 27.9

Work 0.0




Work Total 22 20.0 25 25.5 47 22.6 Attending day service 53 48.2 13 13.3 66 31.7 Seeking work 3 2.7 7 7.1 10 4.8 NILFET 14 12.7 13 13.3 27 13.0

Total 110 100.0 98 100.0 208 100.0 a Excludes three Year 12 completers who did not provide any responses to the additional special schools questions. b Includes fourteen Year 12 completers who did not know if they received a DSQ package.

Figure 2: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers, by whether they received a post-school package from DSQ, Special Schools 2016

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Campus-based study

Apprenticeshipor traineeship

Openemployment

Supportedemployment

Unpaid orvolunteer work

Attending dayservice

Seeking work NILFET

%

Received DSQ package Did not receive DSQ package


Day services Table 5: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers, by whether they attended a day

service, Special Schools 2016 ATTENDING DAY SERVICEa

Post-school pathway Yes No Total no. % no. % no. %

Education or training


Apprenticeship or traineeship 0 0.0 1 0.9 1 0.5

Education or training Total 21 21.2 37 33.9 58 27.9 Work 0.0




Work Total 12 12.1 35 32.1 47 22.6

Attending day service 66 66.7 0 0.0 66 31.7 Seeking work 0 0.0 10 9.2 10 4.8 NILFET 0 0.0 27 24.8 27 13.0

Total 99 100.0 109 100.0 208 100.0 a Excludes three Year 12 completers who did not provide any responses to the additional special schools questions.

Table 6: Days per week spent at a day service of Year 12 completers, by day service source

of funding, Special Schools 2016 DAY SERVICE FUNDING

Days per week at day service

DSQ Self DSQ and Self Other Total no. % no. % no. % no. % no. %

1 4 6.8 7 53.8 2 11.8 1 10.0 14 14.1 2 14 23.7 3 23.1 4 23.5 2 20.0 23 23.2 3 19 32.2 2 15.4 3 17.6 1 10.0 25 25.3 4 13 22.0 0 0.0 2 11.8 1 10.0 16 16.2 5 or more 9 15.3 1 7.7 6 35.3 5 50.0 21 21.2

Total 59 100.0 13 100.0 17 100.0 10 100.0 99 100.0


Figure 3: Activities participated in by Year 12 completers who attended a day service, by sex, Special Schools 2016

As Year 12 completers could have participated in more than one activity at their day service this figure may include multiple responses from each person.

0 5 10 15 20

Other

Computer courses/programs

Numeracy/literacy/english/maths/science

Work/employment programs/community participation

Provides a care service/a place to go

Arts

Sport/physical activities

Gardening/cooking/woodwork etc.

Social interaction

Life skills lessons/sessions

% Male Female


Education and Training Table 7: Post-school institution of Year 12 completers in education or training,

Special Schools 2016 Post-school institution no. Secondary school 41 Other private training college 11 The University of Queensland 1 TAFE Queensland East Coast 1 Central Queensland University (TAFE program) 1 Motor Trades Association 1 Work Skills 1 Other 2 Total 59

Table 8: Field of study of Year 12 completers in education or training, by sex,

Special Schools 2016 SEX

Male Female Total Field of studya no. no. no.

Mixed Field Programs 24

12

36 Other 7

2

9

Education 3

1

4 Information Technology 2

0

2

Health 1

1

2

Management and Commerce 1

1

2

Engineering and Related Technologies 1

0

1 Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies 1

0

1

Society and Culture 0

1

1 Food, Hospitality and Personal Services 1

0

1

Total 41 18 59 a Field of study based on the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ABS cat. no.1272.0). See Appendix 2 for more

details.


Employment Table 9: Occupational Sub-Major group of Year 12 completers in employment, by sex,

Special Schools 2016 EMPLOYMENT TYPEa Occupation - Sub-Major Groupb Open Supported Total no. no. no. Other Labourers 1 5 6 Food Preparation Assistants 2 3 5 Factory Process Workers 0 4 4 Sales Assistants and Salespersons 3 0 3 Cleaners and Laundry Workers 1 2 3 General Clerical Workers 0 2 2 Store persons 0

2

2

Farmers and Farm Managers 1

0

1 Automotive and Engineering Trades Workers 0

1

1

Construction Trades Workers 0

1

1 Food Trades Workers 0

1

1

Carers and Aides 0

1

1 Clerical and Office Support Workers 0

1

1

Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers 0

1

1

Total 8 24 32 a Excludes Year 12 completers undertaking unpaid or volunteer work. b Occupational groups based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ABS cat. no. 1220.0). Table 10: Industry category of Year 12 completers in employment, by sex,

Special Schools 2016 EMPLOYMENT TYPEa

Industry categoryb Open Supported Total

no. no. no. Accommodation and Food Services 3 5 8 Manufacturing 0 6 6 Retail Trade 3 1 4 Health Care and Social Assistance 0 4 4 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 1 1 2 Transport, Postal and Warehousing 0 2 2 Other Services 1 1 2 Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services 0 1 1 Construction 0

1

1

Public Administration and Safety 0

1

1 Arts and Recreation Services 0

1

1

Total 8 24 32 a Excludes Year 12 completers undertaking unpaid or volunteer work. b Industry categories based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ABS cat. no. 1292.0). See

Appendix 3 for more details.


Unpaid and volunteer work Table 11: Participation in unpaid work by Year 12 completers, Special Schools 2016

Unpaid or volunteer worka no. % Doing volunteer work 19 9.1 Doing unpaid work 11 5.3 Doing volunteer and unpaid work 8 3.8 Not doing unpaid or volunteer work 170 81.7

Total 208 100.0 a Excludes three Year 12 completers who did not provide any responses to the additional special schools questions.

Figure 4: Hours worked per week by Year 12 completers undertaking unpaid work, by type of unpaid work, Special Schools 2016

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70

1–5 6–10 11 or more

%

Unpaid work Volunteer work Unpaid and volunteer work


Vocational Education and Training in schools Table 12: Post-school pathway of Year 12 completers who obtained a VET qualification,

Special Schools 2016 Post-school pathway no. Education or training Campus-based study 10

Apprenticeship or Traineeship 1

Education or training Total 11

Work Open employment 5

Supported employment 11

Unpaid or volunteer work 5

Work Total 21 Attending day service 6 Seeking work 3 NILFET 6

Total 47

School-based apprenticeships and traineeships Data on this group of Year 12 completers could not be provided for one of the following reasons:

1. There were no respondents who participated in a SAT from this group of schools.

2. There were an insufficient number of respondents who participated in a SAT to provide information that guarantees individual respondents cannot be identified (as required by privacy legislation).

Indigenous students Table 13: Post-school pathway of Indigenous Year 12 completers, Special Schools 2016

Post-school pathway no. Education or training Campus-based study 3

Apprenticeship or Traineeship 0

Education or training Total 3

Work Open employment 1

Supported employment 0

Unpaid or volunteer work 1

Work Total 2 Attending day service 3 Seeking work 0 NILFET 3

Total 11


Socioeconomic status Table 14: Main destination of Year 12 completers, by socioeconomic status, Special

Schools 2016 SOCIOECONOMIC STATUSa

Post-school pathway Lowest SES quartile Second lowest

SES quartile Second highest SES quartile Highest

SES quartile no. % no. % no. % no. %

Education or training Campus-based study 16 29.1 12 20.0 12 27.3 18 34.6

Apprenticeship or traineeship 1 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Education or training Total 17 30.9 12 20.0 12 27.3 18 34.6 Work Open employment 3 5.5 2 3.3 0 0.0 2 3.8

Supported employment 5 9.1 7 11.7 5 11.4 6 11.5

Unpaid or volunteer work 3 5.5 3 5.0 2 4.5 9 17.3

Work Total 11 20.0 12 20.0 7 15.9 17 32.7 Attending day service 15 27.3 24 40.0 15 34.1 12 23.1 Seeking work 4 7.3 3 5.0 1 2.3 2 3.8 NILFET 8 14.5 9 15.0 9 20.5 3 5.8

Total 55 100.0 60 100.0 44 100.0 52 100.0 a Socioeconomic status based on the Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA), Australia, 2011 (ABS cat. no. 2033.0.55.001), based on

residential address.


Main destination The pathways of all Year 12 completers were categorised into 10 main destinations. Year 12 completers who were both studying and working were reported as studying for their main destination. Please refer to Appendix 5 for more details about each main destination.

Table 15: Main destination of Year 12 completers, by sex, Special Schools 2016 SEX

Main destination Male Female Total

no. % no. % no. % Bachelor Degree 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 VET

VET Cert IV+ 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

VET Cert III 0 0.0 1 1.6 1 0.5

VET Cert I–II/other 40 27.2 17 26.6 57 27.0

Apprenticeship 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

Traineeship 1 0.7 0 0.0 1 0.5

VET Total 41 27.9 18 28.1 59 28.0 Work

Full-time employment 3 2.0 0 0.0 3 1.4

Part-time employment 19 12.9 8 12.5 27 12.8

Work Total 22 15.0 8 12.5 30 14.2

Seeking work 14 9.5 6 9.4 20 9.5 NILFET 70 47.6 32 50.0 102 48.3

Total 147 100.0 64 100.0 211 100.0

Figure 5: Main destination of Year 12 completers, Special Schools 2011–2016

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Appendix 1 – List of schools Table A1: Queensland Special Schools with Year 12 completers in 2015

Aspley Special School

Beenleigh Special School

Bundaberg Special School

Burdekin School

Caboolture Special School

Calamvale Special School

Claremont Special School

Clifford Park Special School

Currimundi Special School

Currumbin Community Special School

Darling Point Special School

Goodna Special School

Gympie Special School

Hervey Bay Special School

Ipswich Special School

Kuraby Special School

Logan City Special School

Mackay District Special School

Mackenzie State Special School

Maryborough Special School

Mitchelton Special School

Mount Ommaney Special School

Mt Isa State Special School

Mudgeeraba Special School

Nambour Special School

Narbethong State Special School

Nursery Road State Special School

Pine Rivers Special School

Red Hill Special School

Redcliffe Special School

Redland District Special School

Rockhampton North Special School

Rockhampton Special School

Rosella Park School

Southport Special School

Sunnybank Special School

The Glenleighden School

Townsville Community Learning Centre

Western Suburbs State Special School

Woody Point Special School


Appendix 2 – Post-school pathway categorisation Table A2: Post-school pathway categorisation

Education and Training

Campus-based studya,b Studying at Certificate I, II, III, IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree level (excluding apprentices and trainees).

Apprenticeship or traineeshipb Employment-based apprenticeship or traineeship.

Employment

Open employmentb Undertaking full or part-time work in a non-supported employment environment and not in an education or training destination.

Supported employmentb Undertaking full or part-time work in a supported employment environment and not in an education or training category.

Unpaid or volunteer workb Undertaking unpaid work—including vocational placements, internships, work experience and trials—or volunteer work.

Attending day service

Attending day service Attending a day service one or more days per week and not in an education, training or employment category.

Seeking work or Not in the Labour Force, Education or Training

Seeking work Looking for work and not in an education or training destination.

NILFET Not in education or training, not working and not seeking work.

a Some respondents may also be in employment or seeking work. b Some respondents may also be attending a day service.


Appendix 3 – Fields of study Table A3: Fields of study

Field of studya Examples

Natural and Physical Sciences Science, Applied Science, Laboratory Technology, Biomedical Science, Forensic Science

Information Technology Information Technology, Network Engineering, Software Design, Web Design

Engineering and Related Technologies Engineering, Automotive Mechanics, Electro Technology, Refrigeration, Aviation, Electrical Apprenticeship

Architecture and Building Building, Architecture, Carpentry, Interior Design, Regional and Urban Planning, Surveying

Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies

Horticulture, Land Management, Environmental Science, Agricultural Science, Marine Studies

Health Nursing, Sport Science, Occupational Therapy, Medicine, Pharmacy, Fitness, Physiotherapy

Education Primary Education, Secondary Education, Learning Management, Early Childhood Education

Management and Commerce Business, Accounting, Business Management, Commerce, Tourism, Real Estate, Marketing

Society and Culture Law, Arts, Youth Work, Journalism, Social Science, Psychology, Social Work

Creative Arts Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Music, Multimedia, Graphic Design, Performing Arts, Photography

Food, Hospitality and Personal Services

Hospitality, Hotel Management, Hairdressing, Kitchen Operations, Commercial Cookery

Mixed Field Programs Adult Tertiary Preparation, Creative Industries, Vocational Skills Development, Bridging Courses

Double Field of Study University students undertaking double degrees (e.g. Business/Laws)

a Field of study based on the Australian Standard Classification of Education (ABS cat. no.1272.0).


Appendix 4 – Industry categories Table A4: Industry categories

Industry categorya Examples of occupations in this industry

Retail Trade Sales Assistant, Cashier, Storeperson, Retail Trainee, Shelf Filler, Pharmacy Assistant, Console Operator

Accommodation and Food Services Waiter, Bartender, Kitchen Hand, Pizza Maker, Apprentice Chef, Fast Food Server, Hotel Receptionist

Construction Labourer, Apprentice (Carpenter, Tiler, Bricklayer, Painter, Plumber, Plasterer, Roofer), Trades Assistant

Manufacturing Factory Hand, Apprentice (Joiner, Fitter, Boilermaker, Cabinet Maker), Labourer, Machine Operator

Health Care and Social Assistance Dental Assistant, Personal Carer, Child Care Assistant, Nanny, Medical Receptionist, Nursing Assistant

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Fruit Picker, Packer, Farm, Station Hand, Nursery Assistant, Market Gardener, Deck Hand

Education and Training Teacher Aide, Tutor, Swimming Instructor, Music Teacher, Administration Assistant, Sports Coach, Library Assistant

Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services

Apprentice (Electrician, Linesman, Plumber, Refrigeration Mechanic), Garbage Truck Driver

Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services Sales Trainee, Office Assistant, Trainee Property Manager, Receptionist, Video Store Clerk

Information Media and Telecommunications

Cinema Attendant, Cadet Journalist, Library Assistant, Telecommunications Trainee, Data Entry Clerk

Transport, Postal and Warehousing Courier, Customs Clerk, Furniture Removalist, Ticket Inspector, Flight Attendant, Mail Sorter, Transport Officer

Financial and Insurance Services Bank Teller, Administrative Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Loans Processor, Trainee Accountant, Customer Service Operator

Wholesale Trade Warehouse Clerk, Storeperson, Driver, Packer, Factory Hand, Labourer, Cleaner

Public Administration and Safety Defence Cadet, Administrative Officer, Soldier, Trainee Firefighter, Police Cadet, Locksmith

Administrative and Support Services Call Centre Operator, Gardener, Trainee Travel Agent, Cleaner, Office Assistant, Telemarketer

Mining Apprentice (Fitter, Electrician, Boilermaker), Plant Operator, Drillers Assistant, Laboratory Assistant, Office Assistant

Arts and Recreation Services Fitness Instructor, Theatre Attendant, Netball Umpire, Theme Park Host, Lifeguard, Museum Attendant

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Laboratory Assistant, Trainee Draftsperson, Software Technician, IT Trainee

Other Services Apprentice (Mechanic, Panel Beater, Hairdresser), Parking Attendant, Trainee Beautician, Photo Lab Assistant

a Industry categories based on the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ABS cat. no. 1292.0).


Appendix 5 – Industry categories Table A5: Main destination Categorisation

Education and Training – Higher Education

Bachelor Degreea Studying at Bachelor Degree level (including Honours).

Education and Training – VET categories

VET Cert IV+a Studying at Certificate IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree level (excluding apprentices and trainees).

VET Cert IIIa Studying at Certificate III level (excluding apprentices and trainees).

VET Cert I–II/othera Studying at Certificate I or II level (excluding apprentices and trainees). This category also includes students in an unspecified VET course, or in other basic courses (e.g. short courses) and with an unknown course level.

Apprenticeship Employment-based apprenticeship.

Traineeship Employment-based traineeship.

Labour Force

Full-time employment Working full-time (35 hours or more per week) and not in an education or training destination. This includes people with part-time or casual jobs that total 35 hours or more.

Part-time employment Working part-time or casual (fewer than 35 hours per week) and not in an education or training destination.

Seeking work Looking for work and not in an education or training destination.

Not in the Labour Force, Education or Training

NILFET Not in education or training, not working and not seeking work.

a Some respondents may also be in the labour force.


Appendix 6 – Acronyms and Abbreviations Table A6: Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym or abbreviation

ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics

Campus-based study All study categories excluding apprenticeships and traineeships

DSQ Disability Services Queensland

nfd Not further defined

NILFET Not in the labour force, education or training

SAT School-based Apprenticeship and Traineeship

TAFE Technical and Further Education

VET Vocational Education and Training

For further information about terminology used throughout this report, refer to the glossary of the statewide Next Step report.


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