Job prospects Trainee Instructor in Québec

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Job opportunities in Québec

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be very good for College and other vocational instructors (NOC 41210) in Quebec 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 small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Employment in this profession depends on government investments in education and on the number of students enrolled in college programs and vocational training.

According to forecasts from the ministère de l'Éducation, in the medium term, increased enrollment would be mainly due to students who are graduating from high school. The contribution of international students will remain significant, although the pace of this contribution may slow down.   

The labour shortage in several sectors could force some companies to hire young people before they graduate. In turn, the drop in unskilled job vacancies and the rising youth unemployment rate could encourage young people to return to vocational training, which would support teaching jobs. Major investments have been announced to promote student retention and worker requalification.

The increased importance of continuing education in the workplace should create new vocational training instructor positions.

Colleges have been facing a shortage of teaching staff in many disciplines. This issue affects all types of education, but competitive salaries in certain industries make recruiting and retaining instructors in technical programs more difficult.

The employment outlook for this occupation will be moderate only in Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

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

• Approximately 35,650 people work in this occupation.
• College and other vocational instructors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (NAICS 6112): 56%
  • Other schools and instruction (NAICS 6115-6117): 16%
  • Elementary and secondary schools (NAICS 6111): 8%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 83% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 17% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 65% of college and other vocational instructors work all year, while 35% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 45 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 9% of college and other vocational instructors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 48% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 52% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 6% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 17% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 30% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 37% compared to 11% for all occupations

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