Student Post Secondary Destinations

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Student Post Secondary Destinations in Ontario
in 2000
Source Allen King, Phase III Report 2005
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Student Post Secondary Destinations in Ontario
in 2000
35 of 50 go to university 15 of 50 go to college
Source Allen King, Phase III Report 2005
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Student Post Secondary Destinations in Ontario
in 2000
Typically, 34 of the initial 100 students will
complete a university degree or a college diploma
Source Allen King, Phase III Report 2005
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• Opportunities for Students in Apprenticeship and
  School to Career programs
• Outstanding opportunities exist for students
  choosing an apprenticeship in one of the many
  skilled trades areas.

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Perception and Stereotyping But there is still
a Perception and stereotyping that skilled
trades are less academic, more labor
intensive and not as challenging, stable or
high paying as more professional white
collar careers
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The truth Skilled Trades require Significant
amount of on on-the-job training as well as
classroom instruction Most require the use of
leading edge technologies and are externally
stable and lucrative. According to Statistics
Canada over 20 different trades can provide
earnings substantially above the national income
average.  
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Several trades earn well above national
averages. A few examples Tool and Die makers
on average earn about 23 percent more than
average Canadian salary Electricians 17 percent
above average
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Apprenticeships in the skilled trades are not
only important career considerations for our
students but they are desperately needed in our
country. Apprenticeship is an investment in
the Ontario economy and a necessity to sustaining
our present standard of living in our country.
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Ontario Chamber of Commerce new report Taking
Action on Skilled Trades released in Sept.
Canada is already short up to 60,000 skilled
workers in the construction industry
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Taking Action on Skilled Trades Over the next
1 to 5 years   - 45 of all tradespersons in the
steel industry are expected to retire - 50,000
skilled precision metal trades people will be
needed - Canadas automotive industry will need
30,000 new skilled trades workers -19,000 new
skilled jobs will be created in the automotive
collision repair industry
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Taking Action on Skilled Trades In the next
10 years - 81,000 employees will be required in
the Canadian Mining industry  And over the next
15 years - the Manufacturing sector is
estimating 400,000 trade short fall - By the year
2020, Canada could be short about one million
skilled workers
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- By the year 2007 1/3 of all new jobs created
will require skilled trades designation or a
college diploma  - In the next 15 years 40 of
all new jobs will be in the skilled trades or
technologies. In 1998 that was less than
20 Based on research, over the next 15 years
Ontario will face a shortage of about 100,000
skilled trades workers in the Manufacturing
sector alone. If not replaced the Ontario and
Canadian government stand to lose 1.2 to 1.3
billion in combined tax revenue per year. Not to
mention the 40 billion dollar loss in our GDP
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All stakeholders, parents, teachers, employers
and community need to understand
that Apprenticeship must be recognized as the
third pillar of postsecondary education in
Ontario. The emphasis on the preparation for and
the value of university education has
overshadowed or even ignored the value of other
postsecondary options