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Concordance between instructional programs and targeted occupations

In order to determine if an individual is working in the corresponding field of study or not, the first step undertaken by the Center for Education Statistics at Statistics Canada was to develop a concordance file between "instructional programs" and "intended occupations" using the 2006 Census distribution of Canada-educated individuals aged 25 to 64.

The instructional programs leading to the targeted occupations as identified by the FCR Program at HRSDC were selected based on the best possible match between a given occupation and the instructional program using the 2001 Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) and the 2006 National Occupational Classification – Statistics (NOC-S).

For most of regulated occupations and regulated trades, the selection of a specific instructional program was obvious to find as, for a majority of them, there was a clear relationship between educational credentials and the ability to meet the requirements to work in the associated occupation.

In the case of non-regulated occupations, however, the selection of a specific instructional program was not as obvious. Given the nature of these occupations, the relationship between field of study and occupation is not as definite. In fact, unregulated occupations often draw on workers from various fields of study (workers in administration present, for example, different educational and personal background and the selection of a unique instructional program leading to this occupation was almost impossible).

The following Table presents the best possible matches between an instructional program and the occupations identified by the FCR Program at HRSDC using the 2006 Census distribution of Canada-educated individuals aged 25 to 64.

Table A.5.1 Concordance between instructional programs and targeted occupations (regulated occupations (R), non-regulated occupations (NR) and regulated trades (RT))