Job prospects Training Officer - Company in Northwest Territories

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Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

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

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• The largest employer of college and other vocational instructors in the Northwest Territories is Aurora College. Aurora College has campuses in Inuvik, Fort Smith, and Yellowknife. Aurora College offers one B.Sc. degree program in nursing and multiple certificate courses and diploma programs. 
• In 2024, Collège Nordique in Yellowknife became an officially accredited postsecondary institution. It is the only French-language postsecondary institution in the territory.

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

• Approximately 150 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: 94% compared to 88% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
• 74% of college and other vocational instructors work all year, while 26% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 42 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• 6% of college and other vocational instructors are self-employed compared to an average of 7% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 41% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 59% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 8% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 15% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 31% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 21% compared to 9% for all occupations

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