Registered apprenticeship training programs

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There were 358,555 people registered in apprenticeship training programs in 2007, up 9.3% from 2006 and more than double the level in 1997.

The fastest growth occurred in metal fabricating trades, where registrations increased 11.5% from 2006, and in the electrical and electronics field, where they rose 10.2%.

These two fields, along with the building construction and motor vehicle and heavy equipment trades groups, accounted for 80% of total registrations in 2007.

Women represented about 1 in every 10 apprentices. Of the 38,070 women registered in apprenticeship programs in 2007, about 55% were in the food and services trades. In contrast, just over 1% were registered in the industrial and mechanical trades group.

Nationally, 24,495 people completed their apprenticeship training in 2007, up 17.5% from 2006, the fastest rate of growth during the last 10 years. About 2,780, or 11%, were women.

The metal fabricating and motor vehicle and heavy equipment trades groups recorded just over 5,300 completions each, the highest of all groups.

In 1997, almost 91% of women who had completed their training did so in the food and services trade group. By 2007, this proportion had decreased to 77%.

Note: Data on registered apprenticeship training for 2007 were obtained using information from the Registered Apprenticeship Information System. It covers both registrations and completions. Total registered includes the still registered from the previous year plus the newly registered apprentices from the current year and includes apprentices that have not yet completed or withdrawn from training.

Available on CANSIM: tables 477-0051 and 477-0052.

Definitions, data sources and methods: survey number 3154.

Also available, in addition to registered apprentices, is information on the number of certificates awarded to trade qualifiers (challengers) that are successful in obtaining their certification in a trade without going through an apprenticeship program.

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