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MINISTER FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

Question No 196

TAFE Colleges - Enrolment Statistics

MR CORNWELL- To ask the Minister of Education

1) How many (a) full-time and (b) part-time students were enrolled in ACT TAFE courses in (i)1990, (ii) 1991 and (iii) 1992.

2) How many in each category in each year were mature age students upgrading qualifications.

MR WOOD: The answer to the members question is as follows:

(1) The numbers of full-time and part-time students in ACT TAFF, courses are as

follows:

(i) 1990: a) full-time - 2,534 b) part-time - 15,043

(ii)1991: a) full-time - 3,237 b) part-time - 13,425

(iii) 1992 figures will not be available until late August 1992, however, preliminary indicators show a continuation of the trend for an increase in the number of full-time students.

It should be noted that many students enrol in more than one course (probably about 7-8%), hence the total course enrolment numbers always exceed student numbers.

(2) All ACT TAFE students are upgrading their educational and vocational skills but statistics of students who are "upgrading qualifications" are not gathered.

If mature-age students are. defined as students aged 25 years and over, the numbers of mature age students at te Institute are as follows:

(i) 1990: a) full-time - 818 b) part-time - 8211

(ii) 1991: a) full-time -1,102 b) part-time - 6914

(iii) 1992 figures are not available.

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