NCVER Report

Productivity Places Program graduates finding jobs


Almost one in two job seekers who completed a vocational education and training
qualification under the Productivity Places Program (PPP) in 2008 found work, new
data show.


Released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER),


Outcomes from the Productivity Places Program found that 46.6% of graduates were
employed after training.


Of the 23, 692 job seekers who completed their training under the PPP in 2008; 78.8%
were 25 years of age or older, 20.7% had a disability, 34.3% spoke a language other
than English at home and 52.1% completed courses at certificate level III and 44.5% at
certificate level II.


Findings include:
• 85.2% of PPP graduates undertook training for employment related reasons,
with 56.7% training to get a job and 16.5% training for a different career
• 71.6% of PPP graduates employed after training reported that the training was
relevant to their current job
• PPP graduates who completed courses with the intended occupation of
personal carers and assistants had better employment outcomes after training
than any other group (64.6%)
Funded by the Australian Government, the PPP is designed to provide training places
for job seekers to raise their skill levels and increase their employability.


A job seeker is a person who is aged 15 years or over who is not currently working but
is seeking or intending to seek paid employment or self employment after completing
the qualification.


For a copy of this publication visit http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/2220.html.