The Sydney Morning Herald | 500000 vocational students to miss out SBS The vocational education sector is warning of major job losses and 500,000 potential students missing out on training if a government overhaul isn't changed. Source: AAP. 25 Oct 2016 - 6:04 AM UPDATED 1 HOUR AGO ... Just 20 per cent of NSW vocational students graduated in three years Most Tasmanian vocational students using government loans are enrolled interstate Education Minister Simon Birmingham says multiple student enrolments reveal the scale of loan scheme rorts |