Reference Sites for Identifying Student Demand and New Program Trends
When developing a new program the following information may be useful in addressing questions related to estimated student demand and employment and education opportunities for graduates. Also see our Labour Market Resource for online resources on the regional and provincial labour market.
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Looking for trends in provincial program headcounts, credentials awarded, or student mobility for a specific program or discipline? Please contact Program Planning from the Office of University Planning and Analysis.
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Post-secondary Student Information System provided by StatsCan.
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BC Student Outcomes Annual Surveys Dashboard. Provides employment and educational outcomes by an institution and program area.
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Education Planner – an online searchable database of all (undergraduate) programs offered at BC public post-secondary institutions. This website also provides information pertaining to admissions criteria, tuition, and a link to occupations and outcomes on the WorkBC website.
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Projection Report for BC Public School Headcount Enrolments - Projections are based on current year enrolment projected forward using Provincial Population Projections.
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2011 National Household Survey
by Stats Canada
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- Fleming launches Plumber Apprenticeship
- Northern Alberta Institute of Technology has launched four new School of Skilled Trades diploma programs: Advanced Plumbing Technology, Advanced Welding Technology, Automotive Service Technology, and Electrical Installations Technology
- Niagara College has announced that it will be offering three new apprenticeship programs: Industrial Mechanic Millwright, General Carpenter, and Industrial Electrician
- Durham’s Honours Bachelor of Construction Management
- Southeast College launches Powerline Technician Apprenticeship Program
- Boréal launches new battery electric vehicle maintenance course
- NIC to offer certified marine training courses online
- NLC, BC Hydro launch program to train heavy equipment operators
- TRU launches trades assistant program for student with diverse abilities
- Cambrian launches maintenance management program
- Niagara introduces women’s-only automotive program
- Durham College has received approval to launch a new Tower Crane Operator apprenticeship program
- Texas Panhandle will offer an associate degree through its diesel-transportation-technician program
- Academy Canada launches new Cannabis Greenhouse Production program
- College of the North Atlantic has unveiled a new two-year Cultural Culinary Arts & Tourism program
- OK launches pilot program that infuses Indigenous traditions into professional cooking program
- Lambton College launches new online management and entrepreneurship diploma program to tradespeople
- Cambrian College offers new Mechanical Technician Diploma Apprenticeship program
- Niagara launches cannabis production program
- McGill to offer certificate in cannabis cultivation
- NIC to offer wildfire training
- Holland offers combined plumbing, pipefitting program
- VCC offers new, streamlined hairstylist apprenticeship a new option for VCC trades
- NAIT launches unique foundational operator drill rig program
- Niagara first in Canada to offer program in cannabis production
- Construction management skills gap filled by technical school degrees
- Demand for cooking schools is very high
- JIBC launch micro-credentials: Basics of Defending Against Cybercrime, Essentials of Investigating Cybercrime, and Malware Detection & Protection Basics
- NIC launches Craft Brewing and Malting program
- McMaster launches continuing education program for older adult learners
- University of Calgary's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape has announced a Professional Continuing Education program
- Demand for skilled seafarers rises as a large portion of workforce nears retirement
- Apprentice demand in the top ten Red Seal trades
- $46.2M For Port’s Duke Point Expansion
- Top 10 jobs in Canada with the fewest applicants -- hairstylist
- Study: How Do Women in Male-dominated Apprenticeships Fare in the Labour Market?
- New mills, new jobs boost Port Alberni in $70-million project
- B.C. shines as BuildForce predicts 10 years of labour force growth
- BC will need more than 14,600 additional construction and maintenance industry workers to meet peak labour demands by 2021
- Randstad Canada’s 15 Most in Demand Jobs in 2019
- Seaspan awarded $66 million shipbuilding contract
- Growth of new welding and fabricating labs and programming
- Plumbing program at Boreal anticipates labour shortage
- A career in carpentry has the perfect mix of tech and construction
- Construction industry unemployment hits a 10-year low with LNG project on the horizon
- Vancouver Island continues construction boom
- Premier unveils supports for women building a career in the trades
- Mount Allison University launches Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Certificate
- YorkU announces launch of cloud computing strategy certificate
- New toy invention program launched at Ryerson University
- Durham announces Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst program
- NorQuest College is launching an online cannabis trimming and production course to meet demand
- Selkirk offers course in unarmed peacekeeping
- York University is launching a certificate in User Experience through its Continuing Studies program
- New cannabis program launches at McMaster Continuing Education
- UCalgary launches online Occupational Health and Safety program
- Ryerson launching Business of Cannabis course
- Okanagan College to expand cannabis course offerings to include courses related to cannabis in the workplace and considerations for employers that are having to deal with this new legal/regulatory framework
- Langara to offer new program addressing trauma, PTSD among first responders
- YorkU to offer continuing studies certificates in Big Data Analytics and in Advanced Data Science and Predictive Analytics
New Models of Learning and Training
- BCIT introduces fraud, financial crime investigation micro-credential
- UNBC Continuing Studies, RoboGarden launch machine learning, AI bootcamp
- BCIT launches ACE pathways program for high school students
- Cambrian launches three-year BBA degree program
- Centennial, Fanshawe, Seneca partner to launch film, TV production micro-credentials
- VCC launches Production for Animation and VFX micro-credential program
- SLC upcoming micro-credentials include Cybersecurity, Distribution Systems, Hospitality and Tourism, Machine Operator/Tester, Health Information Management, and Quality Assurance and Compliance
- Selkirk launches Drone Technologies Program micro-credential
- BCIT, CNA launch new microcredentials
- Holland College launches Supportive Care Assistant Microcredential
- George Brown launches online micro-credential in service robotics
- Durham launches new micro-credential, certificate programming
- Georgian launches RapidSkills microcredentials program
- Camosun, UFV, Lethbridge launch new micro-credentials
- USask advances microcredential pilot program
- Conestoga, SFU launch micro-credentials graduate program data analytics, VCC shares upcoming program in e-commerce
- AB launches micro-credential pilot program
- MHC, Sask Polytech launch new micro-credentials
- Durham offers Ultrasonic Testing Level II micro-credential
- BC, the Canada-BC Workforce Development provide new funds for micro-credentials
- Loyalist launches Cannabis Career Launch micro-credential pilot program
- RRC offers free micro-credential to train health-care support workers
- Humber launches RapidSkills, Advanced Manufacturing Micro-credentials program
- UWindsor, University of Dallas partner to offer cyber security certification to MBA grads
- McMaster partners with NIHI for micro-certification in Data Analytics
- CNA offerings expand to include microcredentials
- TRU launches international credential transfer, micro-credit transfer toward university qualifications
- Making micro-credentials work - Deakin University
- Royal Roads joins MITx MicroMasters pathway program
- ASU and MIT allows students to take first year online and then apply for the on-campus, full-degree at a lower cost
- Coding boot camps enter the ivy league
- MIT Introduces MicroMasters will try out "inverted admission" for certain master's degrees—anyone can take online courses and complete exams to earn a MicroMasters but top performers can complete the full degree on campus.
- Students Want Faster Degrees. Colleges Are Responding
- Nanodegrees - compact, flexible, and job-focused credentials
- US institutions marketing second bachelor's in condensed time
- AB launches micro-credential pilot program
- MHC, Sask Polytech launch new micro-credentials
- Durham offers Ultrasonic Testing Level II micro-credential
- BC, the Canada-BC Workforce Development provide new funds for micro-credentials
- Loyalist launches Cannabis Career Launch micro-credential pilot program
- RRC offers free micro-credential to train health-care support workers
- Humber launches RapidSkills, Advanced Manufacturing Micro-credentials program
- UWindsor, University of Dallas partner to offer cyber security certification to MBA grads
- McMaster partners with NIHI for micro-certification in Data Analytics
- CNA offerings expand to include microcredentials
- TRU launches international credential transfer, micro-credit transfer toward university qualifications
- Making micro-credentials work - Deakin University
- Royal Roads joins MITx MicroMasters pathway program
- ASU and MIT allows students to take first year online and then apply for the on-campus, full-degree at a lower cost
- Coding boot camps enter the ivy league
- MIT Introduces MicroMasters will try out "inverted admission" for certain master's degrees—anyone can take online courses and complete exams to earn a MicroMasters but top performers can complete the full degree on campus.
- Students Want Faster Degrees. Colleges Are Responding
- Nanodegrees - compact, flexible, and job-focused credentials
- US institutions marketing second bachelor's in condensed time
- UManitoba launches UM Arts Career Apprenticeship Program
- Alberta wants to expand use of apprenticeships into a wider variety of jobs
- Concordia launches Humanities+ career preparation program
- King’s launches The King’s Promise program to guarantee graduate employment
- Conestoga College students now have access to a new tool, the Student Experiential Record (SER), which tracks their work-related curricular activities and work-integrated learning experience
- SFU pilots FASS Forward microcredit program helps students in SS and Humanities articulate the value of their degree to employers
- ULethbridge launches employment support program to empower students with disabilities
- Humber announces International Graduate School for career-focused learning
- VCAD, BCIT forge pathway for design, art students
- Micro-internships could make students more employable
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute as a leader in project-based learning
- Teaching City initiative in Oshawa has created a university-community exchange, turning the city into a living lab for facilitating applied research and exploring urban issues.
- Ryerson develops new for-credit hackathon-base course
- Florida State University has a required, one-credit seminar for majors to help students think about career opportunities in their first year
Liberal arts degree programs can better address talent readiness with a closer look at the human+ skills needed for the future of work
Liberal Arts + eight specific skill sets, such as social media or data analysis