ATWD ITE Pipeline Report 2020

This report analyses the characteristics of undergraduate and postgraduate students who are entering, are currently enrolled in, or have recently completed their initial teacher education (ITE).

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Publication details

Type

Report

Duration

First published

November 2020

Topic

Initial teacher education Research and evidence

ATWD ITE Pipeline Report Technical report

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ATWD ITE Pipeline Report: 2020

The National Initial Teacher Education Pipeline: Australian Teacher Workforce Data Report 1 (ATWD ITE Pipeline Report) report analyses the characteristics of undergraduate and postgraduate students who are entering, are currently enrolled in, or have recently completed their initial teacher education (ITE).

Key findings

Despite an increase in the number of students commencing ITE courses, the overall numbers of ITE graduates available to teach in any year (number of completions) largely plateaued. This has implications for the supply of new teachers into the workforce.
Undergraduate students who studied externally only, via online programs, had low completion rates (27%) compared to students who studied internally (43%). However, students who combined internal and external study methods had the highest completion rates (69%). An examination of the modes of delivery of ITE may be required to better understand the potential and the challenges, and the best means of assisting students to complete their study programs.