Camosun helps launch BC Apprenticeship Recognition Week
To recognize the invaluable contribution of apprentices and their employers to the province's economy and labour force, the British Columbia government has officially proclaimed November 2–6, 2015, as Apprenticeship Recognition Week in BC. Students and faculty from Camosun's Carpentry, Culinary Arts, and Women in Trades programs showcased their skills at a launch event held November 2 at the BC Legislature.
According to the latest BC Ministry of Advanced Education Apprenticeship Student Outcomes Survey, more than half of former apprenticeship students surveyed on Vancouver Island were pursuing careers in either carpentry or welding.
How Camosun measures up, according to the student outcomes survey responses:
2015 survey results
- 87% of employed respondents were working in a field related to their training and earning a median wage of $26 an hour.
- 87% of former apprenticeship students who responded were employed.
- 95% of respondents were very satisfied or satisfied with their Camosun training.
- 96% of respondents were very satisfied or satisfied with their workplace training.
- 71% of former apprenticeship respondents were in one of three program groups: welding and precision production (30%), culinary arts and personal services (27%), electrician (14%).
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