TRAINING IN THE ARTS
Some 1.1 million people aged 15 years and over in Australia had completed a course or qualification in an arts or culture related field at some time in their lives, according to the 2001 Survey of Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities. This included qualifications at universities, specialist tertiary institutions such as the National Institute of Dramatic Art and technical and further education (TAFE) institutes. Crafts (261,900 people), Fine arts (192,700 people) and Music (242,700 people) were the most common courses completed or qualifications obtained.
18.1 PERSONS WITH AN ARTS OR CULTURE QUALIFICATION - April 2001 |
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| Males | Females | Persons | |
| Field of qualification | '000 | '000 | '000 | |
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| Librarianship | *3.3 | 12.8 | 16.2 | |
| Heritage | *2.4 | *4.1 | 6.5 | |
| Crafts | 47.4 | 214.5 | 261.9 | |
| Drama and dance | 32.5 | 118.5 | 151.0 | |
| Film, radio and television | 30.6 | 20.1 | 50.7 | |
| Fine arts | 62.9 | 129.7 | 192.7 | |
| Design | 74.1 | 70.6 | 144.8 | |
| Music | 107.2 | 135.6 | 242.7 | |
| Literature | 21.5 | 47.7 | 69.2 | |
| Other | 69.9 | 106.0 | 175.9 | |
| Total(a) | 385.1 | 728.0 | 1 113.1 | |
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| * estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution |
| (a) Components may not add to totals as some persons may have undertaken study in more than one field. |
| ABS, Work in Selected Culture and Leisure Activities, April 2001 (cat. no. 6281.0). |
Tertiary arts education data are available from the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST). Information is available on student enrolments in tertiary institutions by field of study and level of course. There were 57,896 students studying creative arts at higher educational institutions in Australia in 2003 (this figure excludes TAFE courses) according to DEST data.
18.2 NUMBER OF STUDENTS UNDERTAKING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF CREATIVE ARTS(a) - 2003 |
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| Number | Per cent | |
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| New South Wales | 18 255 | 31.5 | |
| Victoria | 14 730 | 25.4 | |
| Queensland | 12 424 | 21.5 | |
| South Australia | 2 938 | 5.1 | |
| Western Australia | 6 663 | 11.5 | |
| Tasmania | 950 | 1.6 | |
| Northern Territory | 257 | 0.4 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 1 563 | 2.7 | |
| Australia(b) | 57 896 | 100.0 | |
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| (a) Creative arts comprises the following fields of education: Performing arts; Visual arts and crafts; Graphic and design studies; Communication and media studies; and Other creative arts. |
| (b) Includes students undertaking courses in multi-state institutions. |
| Department of Education, Science and Training, Students 2003: Selected Higher Education Statistics. |
Data on vocational education can be obtained from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research. It found that in 2002 vocational training organisations such as TAFE institutes reported 58,500 students enrolled in the creative arts as their major field of study.
18.3 Subject enrolments in vocational education and training courses in the field of creative arts(a)(b) - 2002 |
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| Subject enrolments | Students(c) | Per cent of all creative arts students | |
| '000 | '000 | % | |
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| New South Wales | 158.2 | 16.4 | 28.0 | |
| Victoria | 177.1 | 14.7 | 25.1 | |
| Queensland | 64.0 | 16.6 | 28.4 | |
| South Australia | 37.0 | 1.9 | 3.2 | |
| Western Australia | 58.6 | 5.7 | 9.7 | |
| Tasmania | 8.8 | 0.8 | 1.4 | |
| Northern Territory | 8.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 7.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | |
| Australia | 519.5 | 58.5 | 100.0 | |
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| (a) Excludes vocational education and training courses which are part of a secondary school program. |
| (b) Creative arts comprises the following fields of education: Performing arts; Visual arts and crafts; Graphic and design studies; Communication and media studies; and Other creative arts. |
| (c) Whose major field of education was the Creative arts. |
| National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd., Students and Courses 2002: In detail. |
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