Survey Results 2005

In 2005 the E-learning Benchmarking Project undertook for the first time national surveys of the uptake and use of e-learning by vocational educational and training (VET) providers, clients and teachers, and the results are now available.

The surveys show a modest but increasing uptake of e-learning and e-business services over the past few years, and it is estimated that around 6‑8% of all VET unit enrolments now involve some form of e-learning.

Surveys of registered training organisations (RTOs) indicate the uptake of e-learning in TAFE institutes is slightly higher than among other training providers. While around 50% of RTOs, particularly smaller RTOs, are not yet offering e-learning in their VET units, feedback from RTOs participating in the baseline survey shows that many are currently in the process of adopting e-learning.

94% of VET students report that that they have some component of e-learning in their VET course, and that this e-learning is delivering benefits beyond flexibility in when and where they undertake their study. 65-70% of students said that the e-learning in their course had increased their confidence and skills in using computers, and 73% said that they thought the e-learning in their course would improve their future employment outcomes.

Employers with employees undertaking accredited VET training indicated that they had only a moderate level of use of e-business services offered by providers. However, 67% said they would recommend e-business services to other employers or employees. Employers also viewed e-learning as favourable for their employees.

86% of VET teachers and trainers report that they have used some form of e-learning in their training delivery, most commonly through encouraging students to access and download learning materials and resources from the Internet or electronic submission of work. Nearly all of the teachers and trainers participating in the survey said that they had changed their teaching practices through the use of technology.

Future surveys will build on this baseline data to illustrate trends in the uptake and impact of e-learning on skills and employment and the use of e-business services.

Access the 2005 report and the full results for each survey through the links in the left hand navigation bar. The Result shapshots link will take you to a listing of PPT files that consolidate the survey results by state or territory.

The Additional Analysis link will take you a set of PPT files that analyse the 2005 E-learning Benchmarking results by key student and teacher demographic characteristics (e.g. age, gender).