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December 2010

Trade Qualifiers in the Skilled Trades in Canada: An Overview

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While formal apprenticeship training is the main method used in Canada to train workers in the skilled trades, it is also possible to obtain a certificate of qualification without having first completed an apprenticeship program. Such 'trade qualifiers' accounted for 43% of certificates of qualification issued in the apprenticeable trades in 2007 ...

Trends in the Age Composition of College and University Students and Graduates

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In the past, the common practice was to refer to 17 to 21 year-olds as the 'typical' college student and to 19 to 24 year-olds as the 'typical' university student. Today, there no longer is a marked distinction between the two in terms of age of students, with 17 to 24 year-olds accounting for the great majority of students at both colleges and universities ...

Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program (PCEIP)

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Update: Education Indicators in Canada: Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program

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Quick fact...

In 2009/2010, the vast majority of 15 to 17 year-olds were attending high school. By age 18, patterns of participation in school diversified as youth went on to college and university studies ... more