This publication provides a summary of data relating to students, programs, subjects and training providers in Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system (defined as Commonwealth and state/territory government-funded training). Data for the Government-funded students and courses series are received by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) in four cumulative data submissions: (1) January to March, submitted in May; (2) January to June, submitted in August; (3) January to September, submitted in November; and (4) January to December, submitted in March. The quarterly data submissions are cumulative, which allows additional data to be reported and also corrections made to previously submitted data. The data in this publication cover the period of 1 January to 30 June 2017. For comparative purposes, it also examines this data against previously submitted data for the 1 January to 30 June periods in 2015 and 2016, as well as against data for the 1 January to 31 March 2017 period. The Australian VET system provides training across a wide range of subject areas and is delivered through a variety of training institutions and enterprises (including to apprentices and trainees).