Power Engineering

Provincial Technical Institute

Duration:

One Year

 

Graduates: 14

( 14 Males, 0 Females)

Respondents: 14

Response rate: 100.0%

 

 

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

61.0

21.7

Full-Time Unrelated Work

0.0

14.8

Part-Time Related Work

4.9

8.8

Part-Time Unrelated Work

5.5

8.7

Unemployed

16.5

29.8

In School

4.4

9.7

Other

7.7

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

12

85.7

49.9

Employed Part-Time

0

0.0

9.4

Unemployed

2

14.3

33.9

In School

0

0.0

4.5

Other

0

0.0

2.3

Total

14

100.0

100.0

 

 

Table 3 shows the weekly earningsof 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

0

0.0

39.5

Between $320 & $560

1

8.3

35.6

More than $560

11

91.7

24.9

Total

12

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

10

83.3

47.8

Indirectly Related

1

8.3

14.1

Not at all related

1

8.3

38.1

Total

12

99.9

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 similar 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

78.6

82.5

Dissatisfied

21.4

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

76.9

68.5

Dissatisfied

23.1

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

100.0

28.4

3 Months or Less

0.0

43.6

4 to 6 Months

0.0

11.8

7 or More Months

0.0

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

100.0

67.5

Percentage of students with loans

0.0

32.5

Average Loan in dollars

$0

$8473

 

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

Of the program's 1996 graduates, 100.0% reported they were still residents of the Province in fall 1997 compared to 0.0% who reported perminant residence out of Newfoundland and Labrador. This shows a lower level of out-migration of this program's graduates compared to all one year programs .