Table 5 Efficiency analysis of the training process in the Australian VET system
From: Efficiency of the teaching-industry linkage in the Australian vocational education and training
Efficiency of the VET system | Mean | Standard deviation | Min | Max | Efficient fields |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The whole system (period divisional network efficiency) | |||||
 Period 1 | 0.851 | 0.071 | 0.73 | 0.942 | 0 |
 Period 2 | 0.867 | 0.079 | 0.77 | 1 | 2 |
 Period 3 | 0.806 | 0.096 | 0.67 | 1 | 1 |
 Overall period-divisional network efficiency | 0.835 | 0.073 | 0.746 | 0.982 | 0 |
 Hotelling test for efficiency of three periods | 3.1* |  |  |  |  |
Teaching phase (Divisional efficiency) | |||||
 Period 1 | 0.785 | 0.186 | 0.46 | 1 | 4 |
 Period 2 | 0.782 | 0.161 | 0.539 | 1 | 3 |
 Period 3 | 0.738 | 0.161 | 0.507 | 1 | 2 |
 Period-divisional teaching efficiency | 0.763 | 0.153 | 0.505 | 1 | 2 |
 Hotelling test for efficiency of three periods | 0.83 |  |  |  |  |
Industry responsiveness (IR, Divisional efficiency) | |||||
 Period 1 | 0.916 | 0.101 | 0.665 | 1 | 5 |
 Period 2 | 0.953 | 0.086 | 0.798 | 1 | 9 |
 Period 3 | 0.874 | 0.104 | 0.748 | 1 | 4 |
 Period-divisional IR efficiency | 0.908 | 0.079 | 0.794 | 1 | 3 |
 Hotelling test for efficiency of three periods | 4.27** |  |  |  |  |