Job prospects Hairdressing Instructor - Vocational Institute in Nunavut

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Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for College and other vocational instructors (NOC 41210) in Nunavut for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
• High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

• The largest employer of college and other vocational instructors in Nunavut is Nunavut Arctic College. Nunavut Arctic College has five campuses and community learning centres in all 25 communities of Nunavut.
• In 2019, Nunavut Arctic College announced a 10-year partnership with Memorial University to further develop post-secondary education in Nunavut. This partnership is expected to expand operational capacity, revive existing programs, and build new programs and services to support learners across Nunavut. This partnership may increase employment opportunities within these occupations.
• In 2021, the federal government committed to providing $42 million over five years to support Inuktut language education across Nunavut, which includes the expansion of Inuit educator training through Nunavut Arctic College (Department of Canadian Heritage 2021). This initiative is anticipated to increase and maintain the number of proficient Inuktut speaking Inuit educators in the territory. 

Here are some key facts about College and other vocational instructors in Nunavut:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• College and other vocational instructors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 66%
  • Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 24%
  • Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 6%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 90% compared to 87% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 10% compared to 13% for all occupations
• 70% of college and other vocational instructors work all year, while 30% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 26% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 74% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 9% compared to 37% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 9% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 27% compared to 15% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 18% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 32% compared to 6% for all occupations

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