Commercial Cooking

College of the North Atlantic

Duration:

One Year

 

Graduates: 75

( 52 Males, 23 Females)

Respondents: 41

Response rate: 54.7%

 

 

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

28.1

21.7

Full-Time Unrelated Work

6.4

14.8

Part-Time Related Work

12.8

8.8

Part-Time Unrelated Work

10.7

8.7

Unemployed

29.8

29.8

In School

6.6

9.7

Other

5.6

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

26

63.4

49.9

Employed Part-Time

5

12.2

9.4

Unemployed

8

19.5

33.9

In School

1

2.4

4.5

Other

1

2.4

2.3

Total

41

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 similar 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

10

50.0

39.5

Between $320 & $560

5

25.0

35.6

More than $560

5

25.0

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

16

61.5

47.8

Indirectly Related

4

15.4

14.1

Not at all related

6

23.1

38.1

Total

26

100.0

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

90.2

82.5

Dissatisfied

9.8

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

85.0

68.5

Dissatisfied

15.0

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 similar 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

28.6

28.4

3 Months or Less

42.9

43.6

4 to 6 Months

5.7

11.8

7 or More Months

22.9

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 similar 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

67.5

67.5

Percentage of students with loans

32.5

32.5

Average Loan in dollars

$7008

$8473

 

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

Of the program’s 1996 graduates, 5.1% reported they were no longer residents of the Province in fall 1997. This shows a lower level of out-migration of this program’s graduates compared to the rate of 14.1% for all one-year programs.