Abstract: This report examines data and issues related to Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Adult and Community Education (ACE) in the desert region of Australia, with a particular focus on Indigenous peoples. It firstly examines the context of training delivery in terms of demography, infrastructure and access to services. Secondly, a summary of VET and ACE data is drawn together from a variety of sources. Finally, some preliminary conclusions are drawn about participation and application of training in the desert, based to a large part on the analysis of the contextual data.