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October 27, 2010

Survey Being Conducted to Assess Apprenticeship Experiences

The Provincial Government is undertaking a survey to evaluate the experiences of registered apprentices in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Honourable Darin King, Minister of Education, announced today that the survey will begin later this fall and includes all registered apprentices in the province.

"We want to know how the system is working for each and every apprentice in our province," said Minister King. "This survey will help us assess the impact of initiatives we have put in place to support apprentices in the province and it will help inform future decisions to ensure an effective apprenticeship system."

All registered apprentices in the province will be contacted by telephone to voluntarily answer a questionnaire covering areas such as training, on-the-job experience and current employment, as well as questions specific to the experience of women in apprenticeship.

"Building our province's skilled trades capacity is vital to sustaining growth and supporting our expanding sectors," said Minister King, "From time to time we hear that apprentices have difficulty in obtaining the hours needed to move through their program. This is clearly a concern for us and this survey will help us identify how prevalent the problem is. It will also provide apprentices with an opportunity to share their ideas on how we can strengthen apprenticeship training."

Any apprentice who has changed their phone number since registering can contact the department to update their contact information by calling 729-2729 or toll free 1-877-771-3737. All respondent names will be kept confidential.

The Provincial Government has made substantial investments in recent years to support apprenticeship through areas such as science and technology, programming, training and infrastructure. This includes approximately $5.2 million for the Apprenticeship Hiring Program to support Provincial Government departments and agencies in hiring apprentices.

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Media contact:
Tara Power
Director of Communications
Department of Education
709-729-0048, 727-5953
tarapower@gov.nl.ca

2010 10 27                                                   10:20 a.m.


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