Carpentry

College of the North Atlantic

Duration:

One Year

 

Graduates: 46

( 43 Males, 3 Females)

Respondents: 38

Response rate: 82.6%

 

 

What were the labour market experiences of graduates?

 

Table 1 shows the average of the monthly labour market activities for this program's graduates over the 13 month period from July 1996 to July 1997.

 

Compared to all one year programs, a higher percentage of this program's graduates were employed in full-time work related to their training over the 13 month period.

 

Table 1: Activities since Graduation (13 month period)

This Program

All one year programs

Activity

Percentage

Percentage

Full-Time Related Work

26.1

21.7

Full-Time Unrelated Work

10.7

14.8

Part-Time Related Work

11.9

8.8

Part-Time Unrelated Work

5.7

8.7

Unemployed

31.6

29.8

In School

4.0

9.7

Other

9.9

6.6

 

Table 2 shows the employment status of this program's graduates during the reference week June 22-28, 1997.

 

Compared to all one year programs, a higher percentage of this program's graduates were employed in full-time work related to their training during the reference week.

 

Table 2: Employment Status During Reference Week

This Program

All one year programs

Status

Number

Percentage

Percentage

Employed Full-Time

21

56.8

49.9

Employed Part-Time

1

2.7

9.4

Unemployed

15

40.5

33.9

In School

0

0.0

4.5

Other

0

0.0

2.3

Total

37

100.0

100.0

 

 

Table 3 shows the weekly earnings of this program's graduates who obtained full-time employment during the reference week.

 

Compared to all one year programs, a higher proportion of this program's graduates reported a salary in excess of $560 a week.

 

Table 3: Graduates Weekly Wage in Reference Week Job

Graduates Employed Full-time in Reference Week Only

This Program

All one year programs

Weekly Wage

Number

Percentage

Percentage

Less than $320

6

30.0

39.5

Between $320 & $560

7

35.0

35.6

More than $560

7

35.0

24.9

Total

20

100.0

100.0

 

Table 4 shows whether the graduates of this program who had attained full-time work in the reference week considered their work related to their training.

 

Compared to all one year programs, a higher proportion of this program's graduates considered their job related to their training.

 

Table 4: Relation of Reference Week Job to Training

Graduates Employed Full-time in Reference Week Only

This Program

All one year programs

Status

Number

Percentage

Percentage

Directly Related

11

52.4

47.8

Indirectly Related

1

4.8

14.1

Not at all related

9

42.9

38.1

Total

21

100.1

100.0

 

Was the program worth it?

 

Table 5 shows the level of satisfaction of this program's graduates with their investment of time for class and study.

 

Compared to all one year programs , a higher percentage of this program's graduates reported that they were satisfied with their personal investment of time for class and study.

 

Table 5: Satisfaction with investment of time for class and study

This Program

All one year programs

Status

Percentage

Percentage

Satisfied

89.5

82.5

Dissatisfied

10.5

17.5

 

Table 6 shows the level of satisfaction of this program's graduates with their financial investment required for their education.

 

Compared to all one year programs, a higher percentage of graduates reported that they were satisfied with their financial investment for their education.

 

Table 6: Satisfaction with financial investment in education

This Program

All one year programs

Status

Percentage

Percentage

Satisfied

75.0

68.5

Dissatisfied

25.0

31.5

How long did graduates take to get their first job?

 

Table 7 shows the length of time this program's graduates took to find their first job.

 

Compared to all one year programs, a higher percentage of graduates reported either finding a job before graduation or finding a job within 3 months of graduating.

 

Table 7: Length of Job Search

 

This Program

All one year programs

Status

Percentage

Percentage

Job Before Graduation

21.2

28.4

3 Months or Less

54.5

43.6

4 to 6 Months

18.2

11.8

7 or More Months

6.1

16.2

 

How much did graduates owe after graduation?

 

Table 8 shows the percentage of this program's graduates who reported having government student loans, and the average amount of their loans.

 

Compared to all one year programs, a lower percentage of graduates had a loan; and their average loan amount was lower.

 

 

Table 8: Government Student Loans

 

This Program

All one year programs

 

Result

Result

Percentage of students with no loan

73.7

67.5

Percentage of students with loans

26.3

32.5

Average Loan in dollars

$6667

$8473

 

To what extent did this program's graduates leave the Province?

Of the program's 1996 graduates, 75.7% reported they were still residents of the Province in fall 1997 compared to 24.3% who reported perminant residence out of Newfoundland and Labrador. This shows a higher level of out-migration of this program's graduates compared to all one year programs .