Article 2013

Apprenticeship programme requirements and apprenticeship completion rates in Canada

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Coe, Patrick J.
Journal of Vocational Education and Training
Journal · Vol. 65 · Issue 4 · pp. 575-605
Abstract

The past two decades have seen considerable growth in new apprenticeship registrations in Canada. However, this has not been matched by a corresponding increase in completions. Across provinces, trades and time, there is considerable variation in apprenticeship completion rates. In Canada, apprenticeship programmes are provincially regulated and there are differences in programme requirements across trades, provinces and time. This paper asks to what extent the differences in completion rates are related to differences in the structure of apprenticeship programmes. There is little evidence to support the view that either the length of the work experience term or the technical training requirement acts as a barrier to completion. However, there is some evidence to suggest that the format in which technical training is delivered is related to completion rates. © 2013 The Vocational Aspect of Education Ltd.

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apprenticeship completions programme requirements

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Department of Economics, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Funding & Acknowledgements
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, HRSDC
The author thanks the Canadian Labour Market and Skills Researchers Network (CLSRN) and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) for financial support for this project. The author especially thanks Benoit Cadieux from the Trades and Apprenticeship Division at HRSDC for his advice and help with access to data. Finally, the author would also like to thank Paul Stoll at the Centre for Education Statistics at HRSDC for access to data, Pierre Brochu, Jennifer Hunt and participants at the CLSRN Apprenticeship Workshop in Vancouver for many useful comments and suggestions. All remaining errors are the sole responsibility of the author.
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