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December 2010

This issue of Statistics Canada's free online publication, Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, contains two articles.

"Trade qualifiers in the skilled trades in Canada: An overview" draws a profile of "trade qualifiers" in 2007, using data from the Registered Apprenticeship Information System. A trade qualifier is a person who has not completed an apprenticeship program, but has acquired enough practical work experience to pass exams leading to a certificate of qualification in their trade.

The second article, "Trends in the age composition of college and university students and graduates" examines changes in the age composition of college and university students and graduates over time. It also examines these changes by other student characteristics, including sex, status as an international student, and program level.

This issue also provides links to a series of new tables on population size, low income, public and private expenditure on education, elementary-secondary school enrolments and educators, enrolments and completions in postsecondary education, university educators, and transitions to postsecondary education and to the labour market, all part of the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program. Also included are updates to the "Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program," which outlines the methodology for this set of indicators.

The December 2010 issue of Education Matters: Insights on Education, Learning and Training in Canada, Vol. 7, no. 5 (81-004-X, free), is now available online. From the Browse by subject module of our website, click on Education, training and learning, and then Education Matters, under Featured Products on the right.

For more information, contact Client Services (toll-free 1-800-307-3382 or 613-951-7608; fax: 613-951-9040; educationstats@statcan.gc.ca), Tourism and the Centre for Education Statistics.