Completing apprenticeship training in Canada

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Completing apprenticeship training in Canada

Most apprentices take longer than the usual program duration to earn their certificate. Among those who registered for apprenticeship training between 2008 and 2014, only 16% had earned their certificate by the end of the program duration.

Proportion of apprentices who earned a certificate, who were continuing in their program, or who left their program, within the program duration or within 1.5 times or 2 times the program duration, 2008 to 2016


Table 1
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 1 Earned their certificate, Were continuing their program and Left the program, calculated using pourcentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Earned their certificate Were continuing their program Left the program
percent
Within the program duration 16 64 20
Within 1.5 times the program duration 32 33 35
Within 2 times the program duration 36 24 40

Working conditions and wages played an important role in the success of apprentices.

Apprentices who were working in a field closely related to their trade were more likely to earn their certificate than those who were not (38% vs. 32%).

Apprentices who earned their certificateNote 1 had the highest employment incomes throughout their training.


Table 2
Table summary
This table displays the results of Table 2 Median employment income, During the year of registration and At the end of the expected program duration, calculated using dollar units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Median employment income
During the year of registration At the end of the expected program durationNote 2
dollars
Earned their certificate 32,510 51,920
Long-term continuers 25,080 33,350
Discontinuers 23,570 32,710

Source: Jin, Hyeongsuk, Manon Langevin, André Lebel, and Michael Haan. 2020. “Factors associated with the completion of apprenticeship training in Canada.” Insights on Canadian Society. December. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 75-006-X.

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