The COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertain economic conditions due to restrictions put in place to control the spread of the virus. These restrictions have significantly impacted the economic activities of businesses and industries, and in turn the demand for labour. As the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia continues, it is important for the vocational education and training (VET) sector to understand how VET students who have recently completed their training are faring in terms of their outcomes. This includes which industries, occupations, demographic groups and regions have been and might continue to be affected by the economic circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using data from the National Student Outcomes Survey, this report examines how domestic students who finished a VET qualification in 2019 fared in terms of their employment outcomes at the end of May 2020; amid the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. To enable comparisons with previous years, results are presented for students aged 18 years or over at the last Friday in May of the survey year. An overview of the survey is provided in appendix A. Tables summarising the impacts of the pandemic on other student groups are provided in appendix B.