NLIS 4
November 8, 2002
(Executive Council)
(Youth Services and Post-Secondary Education)
Premier and minister release CareerSearch
2002 documents
Premier Roger Grimes and Sandra C. Kelly,
Minister of Youth Services and Post-Secondary Education, today released CareerSearch
2002, Employment Experiences and Earnings of 2000 Graduates. This
publication, the third edition of CareerSearch, highlights government�s
commitment to ensuring accountability in post-secondary education in
Newfoundland and Labrador. It provides detailed program-level information on
graduate employment and earnings outcomes, out-migration, student loans and
length of job searches, and it describes graduates� opinions of their
investments in their programs.
"There have been significant
improvements in the number of graduates who obtained full-time employment
rates in the year following their graduation from post-secondary
institutions in the province," said Premier Grimes. "We believe
the continued publication of graduate follow-up research will contribute to
effective career planning for students. This information provides graduates
with the information they need to take full advantage of the opportunities
available as the provincial economy continues to grow.
"I established the Department of Youth
Services and Post-Secondary Education to focus specifically on youth and
adult learners in our province. We have invested in initiatives to make
post-secondary education more accessible and affordable for students,
including a 20 per cent decrease in tuition rates at Memorial University and
a continued tuition freeze at Marine Institute and College of the North
Atlantic."
One year following their graduation,
post-secondary students are surveyed and asked a series of questions. One
question probes their employment status. From the responses we received, an
employment rate is calculated from the number of students who indicate they
are working full-time. CareerSearch 2002 shows that
full-time employment rates, one year following graduation from Memorial
University undergraduate programs, have increased from 56 per cent in 1996
to 65 per cent in 2000. Overall, we have seen significant improvements in
full-time employment rates in college programs for both College of the North
Atlantic and private training institutions, from 52 per cent in 1996 to 70
per cent in 2000.
For journeypersons certified in 2000, the
full-time employment rate was approximately 79 per cent. This is the first
survey of graduates from these journeyperson programs.
"This report is designed to address the
growing need for high quality labour market information in support of career
and program planning," said Minister Kelly. "Students, parents,
educators and career counsellors will find the information in this report
makes a useful contribution to the complex decision-making process required
in making sound career and program choices. Post-secondary institutions will
find the research useful in evaluating the effectiveness of their
program."
Copies of CareerSearch 2002 can be
obtained by calling (709) 729-0233. Visit the CareerSearch on-line
searchable database at www.gov.nl.ca/youth.
Media contact:
Carl Cooper, Office of the Premier, (709)
729-3960.
Tansy Mundon, Youth Services and Post-Secondary Education, (709) 729-6573.
FACTSHEET
CareerSearch 2002: Employment Experience and Earnings of 2000 Graduates
CareerSearch 2002 is
the Department of Youth Services and Post-Secondary Education�s current
report of graduate employment outcomes and experiences following completion
of post-secondary study in Newfoundland and Labrador. The report contains
the results of a telephone survey of those students who graduated in 2000.
The survey was conducted between January and May 2002, approximately a year
and a half to two years following graduation. The purpose of the initiative
is to provide policy makers, career counselors, institution administrators
and prospective students with current pertinent information on the outcomes
of post-secondary programs.
This report will make available information
on actual graduate employment experiences following graduation and graduate
satisfaction levels with their choice of program following program
completion. This information is reported for each program and institution in
the province, enabling users of this information to assess the extent to
which individual programs at Memorial University (including the Marine
Institute and Sir Wilfred Grenfell College), the Centre for Nursing Studies,
the Western Regional School of Nursing, the College of the North Atlantic
and the private colleges yield positive employment, earnings and
satisfaction outcomes. In addition, for the first time, the program level
information for certified journeypersons is included.
CareerSearch
consists of three books: one for Memorial University (including Sir Wilfred
Grenfell College and the Marine Institute), the Centre for Nursing Studies
and Western Regional School of Nursing; one for the College of the North
Atlantic and the private colleges in the Province; and one for
apprenticeship entry-level programs offered at the College of the North
Atlantic and the private colleges, as well as certified journeypersons.
Each document contains three main sections:
- key Findings which highlight main points;
- a Users� Guide that offers a detailed
explanation of how to best use and interpret the information presented
for each program; and
- program profiles that report, for each
program, nine indicators of graduate experience -
- employment status at the time of survey
- weekly earnings at the time of the
survey
- relevance of training to current
employment
- number of graduates that have left the
province
- current province of residences for
graduates
- degree of satisfaction with investment
of time spent on the program
- degree of satisfaction with the
financial investment in education
- length of time spent looking for work
- amount of money owed to government
student loan programs.
Today, these documents are being released to
the public and are available on the Department�s website. The reports will
be sent to all school district offices, high schools and HRDC Career
Information Resource Centres in the province in the next several weeks.
Full-time Employment Rates in the Last
Week of June in the Year Following Post-Secondary Graduation,
Newfoundland and Labrador1: Results from Surveys of Those
Who Graduated in 1996, 1998 and 2000. |
|
Graduation Year |
|
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
Memorial Undergraduate Degree Programs2 |
55.7% |
61.0% |
64.7% |
CNA 1 Year Programs |
57.9% |
59.0% |
71.4% |
Private 1 Year Programs |
44.8% |
58.0% |
61.9% |
CNA Entry-level Apprenticeship Programs3 |
- |
- |
70.0% |
Private Entry-level Apprenticeship
Programs3 |
- |
- |
69.2% |
CNA 2 Year Programs |
52.6% |
69.0% |
68.2% |
Private 2 Year Programs |
49.5% |
58.6% |
69.7% |
CNA 3 Year Programs |
71.8% |
78.7% |
86.0% |
All College Programs |
52.2% |
63.6% |
69.7% |
Centre for Nursing Studies4
|
- |
- |
89.5% |
Western Regional School of Nursing4 |
- |
- |
85.0% |
Certified Journeypersons4 |
- |
- |
78.5% |
1. Source: CareerSearch 1999, 2001 and
2002.
2. For graduates of 2000, 14.9% of Memorial
Undergraduates reported they were engaged in full-time school in the last
week of June in the year 1. Source:
CareerSearch 1999, 2001 and 2002.
2. For graduates of 2000, 14.9% of Memorial Undergraduates reported they
were engaged in full-time school in the last week of June in the year
following graduation compared to 15.6% and 16.4% for graduates of 1996 and
1998, respectively. This relatively high full-time school rate for graduates
from MUN undergraduate programs, which was not evident in the other sectors,
has the effect of showing a lower full-time employment rate compared to
other sectors. In fact, the unemployment rate of MUN undergraduates is
generally much lower than the other sectors.
3. Over 95% of graduates from Entry-level Apprenticeship programs were
enrolled in one-year programs. Had these graduates been included in the
one-year program totals, as was the case for graduates of 1996 and 1998,
this would have slightly altered the full-time employment rates in one-year
program
4. Data for these groups were collected for the first time in 2002.
- Employment rates in all post-secondary
education sectors have shown significant yearly increases in full-time
employment rates.
- Over two-thirds of all college program
graduates (69.7%) had full-time employment in the week they were
surveyed.
- Entry-level apprenticeship programs,
surveyed for the first time this year, show high employment levels for
both the College of the North Atlantic and the private colleges.
Response Rates, CareerSearch 2002
Post-secondary Institution |
Response Rate |
Memorial University |
67.0% |
College of the North Atlantic |
73.1% |
Private Colleges |
63.3% |
Centre for Nursing Studies |
67.7% |
Western Regional School of Nursing |
63.5% |
Certified Journeypersons |
69.9% |
- There were excellent response rates to
this post-secondary graduate follow-up study with over 60% of graduates
responding from all sectors.
Volume 1
Memorial University (including Marine
Institute and Sir Wilfred Grenfell College), the Centre for Nursing Studies
and the Western Regional School of Nursing
Table 1: Employment status during reference
week (June 24-30, 2001)
Employment
|
Memorial Undergraduate |
Memorial Master�s |
Marine Institute |
Centre for Nursing
Studies |
Western Regional School
of Nursing |
Employed Full-time |
64.7% |
79.3% |
74.7% |
89.5% |
85.0% |
Employed Part-time |
7.6% |
1.5% |
4.5% |
2.9% |
5.0% |
Unemployed |
10.9% |
7.7% |
14.9% |
3.8% |
7.5% |
In School |
14.0% |
5.7% |
2.6% |
1.0% |
0.0% |
Other |
2.8% |
5.7% |
3.0% |
2.9% |
2.5% |
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
- Full-time employment rates were high for
all areas of Memorial University, the Centre for Nursing Studies and the
Western Regional School of Nursing.
- While Memorial undergraduate respondents
had a lower rate of full-time employment, this is influenced by the high
rate of graduates pursuing further education.
Table 2: Graduates� weekly wage in
reference week job (June 24-30, 2001)
Wages Per Week |
Memorial Undergraduate |
Memorial Master�s |
Marine Institute |
Centre for Nursing
Studies |
Western Regional School
of Nursing |
Very High ($800 or More) |
25.0% |
62.2% |
39.4% |
29.1% |
34.4% |
High ($560 - $799) |
32.5% |
28.4% |
29.8% |
50.0% |
40.6% |
Medium ($320 - $559) |
26.7% |
8.1% |
23.4% |
20.9% |
25.0% |
Low ($320 or Less) |
15.7% |
1.4% |
7.4% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
- Graduate weekly wages are calculated only
for those graduates who reported full-time employment during the
reference week of June 24-30, 2001.
- The majority of all graduates had wages in
the high or very high categories. Nearly all (90.6%) of the Memorial
Master�s graduates reported wages in these categories.
- The wages of the Memorial Undergraduate
graduates reflect the diverse nature of the programs of study.
Table 3: Satisfaction with investment in
education
Status |
Memorial Undergraduate |
Memorial Master�s |
Marine Institute |
Centre for Nursing
Studies |
Western Regional School
of Nursing |
Satisfaction with investment of time
for class and study |
88.7% |
91.2% |
87.0% |
96.2% |
95.0% |
Satisfaction with financial investment
for education |
74.0% |
87.5% |
75.3% |
83.7% |
85.0% |
- Graduates from all programs showed very
high levels of both personal and financial satisfaction.
- Financial satisfaction results are also
influenced by student loan levels.
Table 4: Government student loans
Status |
Memorial Undergraduate |
Memorial Master�s |
Marine Institute |
Centre for Nursing
Studies |
Western Regional School
of Nursing |
% Students with Loan |
66.2% |
20.0% |
56.5% |
56.3% |
70.0% |
Average Loan |
$23,836 |
$11,930 |
$13,272 |
$26,344 |
$21,473 |
- With the exception of Memorial Master�s
graduates, the majority of graduates received government student loans
to finance their education.
Volume 2
College of the North Atlantic and the Private
Colleges
Table 1: Employment status during reference
week (June 24-30, 2001)
Employment Status |
CNA 1 Year |
Private
1 Year |
All
1 Year |
CNA
2 Year |
Private
2 Year |
All
2 Year |
CNA
3 Year |
College
Total |
Employed Full-time |
71.4% |
61.9% |
64.2% |
68.2% |
69.7% |
69.0% |
86.0% |
69.7% |
Employed Part-time |
8.3% |
7.3% |
7.5% |
6.1% |
5.9% |
6.0% |
2.0% |
5.5% |
Unemployed |
14.1% |
22.4% |
20.4% |
19.5% |
18.0% |
18.8% |
6.7% |
18.7% |
In School |
1.6% |
4.8% |
4.0% |
3.1% |
3.1% |
3.1% |
2.6% |
3.0% |
Other |
4.7% |
3.6% |
3.9% |
3.0% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
2.6% |
3.1% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
- Eighty-six percent (86.0%) of CNA
three-year program graduates had full-time employment during the survey
reference week.
- In general, graduates of two-year programs
experienced better employment rates in comparison to one-year programs.
However, there is substantial variation depending on program or
institution of study.
- The average full-time employment rates for
graduates of CNA and private college two-year programs are similar.
Table 2: Graduates� weekly wage in
reference week job (June 24-30, 2001)
Wages Per Week |
CNA
1 Year |
Private
1 Year |
All
1 Year |
CNA
2 Year |
Private
2 Year |
All
2 Year |
CNA
3 Year |
College
Total |
Very High ($800 or More) |
19.8% |
13.5% |
15.3% |
8.9% |
6.4% |
7.7% |
30.2% |
15.3% |
High ($560 - $799)
|
20.7% |
21.0% |
20.9% |
19.8% |
16.2% |
18.0% |
37.7% |
21.5% |
Medium ($320 - $559)
|
40.5% |
36.7% |
37.8% |
42.2% |
45.1% |
43.6% |
29.0% |
39.1% |
Low ($320 or Less)
|
18.9% |
28.8% |
26.0% |
29.1% |
32.4% |
30.7% |
3.2% |
24.1% |
Total |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
- Graduate weekly wages are calculated only
for those graduates who reported full-time employment during the
reference week of June 24-30, 2001.
- Graduates from both public and private
sector one-year programs tend to have higher weekly wages in comparison
to two-year programs.
Table 3: Satisfaction with investment in
education
Status
|
CNA
1 Year |
Private
1 Year |
All
1 Year |
CNA
2 Year |
Private
2 Year |
All
2 Year |
CNA
3 Year |
College
Total |
Satisfaction with investment of time
for class and study |
91.7% |
81.0% |
83.6% |
86.9% |
72.3% |
80.0% |
90.7% |
83.7% |
Satisfaction with financial investment
for education |
88.9% |
64.4% |
70.4% |
77.7% |
45.8% |
62.5% |
86.0% |
69.9% |
- The vast majority of graduates from
college programs throughout the province expressed high levels of
personal satisfaction with their programs of study.
- Students from CNA expressed higher levels
of satisfaction with their financial investments than their private
college counterparts.
Table 4: Government student loans
|
1 Year |
Private
1 Year |
All
1 Year |
CNA
2 Year |
Private
2 Year |
All
2 Year |
CNA
3 Year |
College Total |
% Students with Loan |
21.4% |
49.0% |
42.3% |
56.1% |
80.8% |
67.9% |
63.9% |
56.5% |
Average Loan |
$7,829 |
$11,307 |
$10,906 |
$12,899 |
$18,525 |
$16,076 |
$18,354 |
$14,570 |
- As would be expected, average student debt
increased with longer program duration.
- Average student debt was lower for
graduates from CNA in comparison to their private college counterparts
in programs of similar duration.
Volume 3
Certified Journeypersons and Apprenticeship Entry-level Programs Offered at
the College of the North Atlantic and Private Colleges
Table 1: Employment status during reference
week (June 24-30, 2001)
Employment Status |
Private
Entry-level |
CNA
Entry-level |
All
Entry-level |
Certified Journeypersons |
Employed Full-time |
69.2% |
70.0% |
69.6% |
78.5% |
Employed Part-time |
3.0% |
2.4% |
2.8% |
0.4% |
Unemployed |
23.2% |
24.7% |
24.1% |
17.4% |
In School |
1.0% |
1.5% |
1.3% |
0.4% |
Other |
3.5% |
1.2% |
2.2% |
3.4% |
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
- The high demand for tradespeople is
reflected in the high employment rate for certified journeypersons.
- Graduates of apprenticeship entry-level
programs show good employment outcomes for both CNA and the private
colleges. These programs, combined with experience and further training,
lead to recognition as a certified journeyperson.
Table 2: Weekly wage in reference week job
(June 24-30, 2001)
Wages Per Week |
Private
Entry-level |
CNA
Entry-level |
All
Entry-level |
Certified Journeypersons |
Very High ($800 or More) |
31.0% |
18.0% |
23.4% |
49.1% |
High ($560 - $799) |
13.3% |
20.5% |
17.5% |
40.4% |
Medium ($320 -$559) |
32.7% |
40.4% |
37.2% |
9.4% |
Low ($320 or Less) |
23.0% |
21.1% |
21.9% |
1.2% |
Total |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
100.0% |
- Weekly wages are calculated only for those
graduates and certified journeypersons who reported full-time employment
during the reference week of June 24-30, 2001.
- The vast majority of certified
journeypersons (89.5%) reported wages in the high or very high
categories.
- The variation in wage rates for
entry-level programs reflects the nature of apprenticeship. Apprentices
generally receive a series of wage increases as they increase their
skills and experience as they progress through the on-the-job training
component of their programs.
- The graduates from the private college
apprenticeship programs reported higher wages than graduates from CNA.
Table 3: Satisfaction with investment in
education
Status |
Private
Entry-level |
CNA
Entry-level |
All
Entry-level |
Certified Journeypersons |
Satisfaction with investment of time
for class and study |
89.2% |
90.8% |
90.1% |
94.7% |
Satisfaction with financial investment
for education |
69.9% |
87.1% |
79.6% |
91.5% |
- Graduates from entry-level programs in
both the public and private sector expressed very high levels of
satisfaction with their investment in their programs of study.
Table 4: Government student loans
|
Private
Entry-level |
CNA
Entry-level |
All
Entry-level |
Certified Journeypersons |
% Students with Loan |
42.9% |
38.5% |
40.4% |
9.4% |
Average Loan |
$ 9,853 |
$ 7,674 |
$8,702 |
$9,506 |
- The return on investment for certified
journeypersons is high. Very few (9.4%) have government student loans,
and the average student loan is low ($9,506) given the length of these
programs.
- The low levels of student loans for
certified journeypersons is related to the nature of the apprenticeship
program.
- Over 80% of certified journeypersons
responding to the survey received some funding from the LMDA.
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