Pathways for those who discontinue their apprenticeship program
Release date: September 27, 2022
Description: Pathways for those who discontinue their apprenticeship program
Of those who started an apprenticeship program between 2008 and 2010, 44% discontinued that program within six years.
Programs women were more likely to discontinue:
- Carpenters (70.8%)
- Auto body repairers (66.7%)
- Ironworkers (63.6%).
Programs men were more likely to discontinue:
- Educational assistants (54.5%)
- Early childhood assistants (52.5%)
- Hairstylists (32.4%).
Men who discontinued an apprenticeship program were more likely than women to register in another trade, while women were more likely to study at a public postsecondary institution.
Exited the postsecondary education system altogether | Returned to the program | Apprenticed in another trade | Studied in a public postsecondary institution | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Men | 57.7% | 4.9% | 26.8% | 17.4% |
Women | 62.7% | 1.8% | 10.0% | 29.6% |
- The most common field of study for women who enrolled in a public postsecondary institution after discontinuing their apprenticeship was health professions and related programs.
- For men, it was liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities.
Younger discontinuers from apprenticeship programs were more likely to enrol in a public postsecondary institution
Status of discontinuers | Median age | |
---|---|---|
Men | All discontinuers from apprenticeship programs | 25 |
Women | 23 | |
Men | Discontinuers from apprenticeship programs who enrolled in a public postsecondary institution | 20 |
Women | 20 | |
Men | Discontinuers from apprenticeship programs who apprenticed in another trade | 23 |
Women | 22 |
Source: Statistics Canada, Registered Apprenticeship Information System, 2008 to 2020, Postsecondary Student Information System, 2009 to 2019.
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