TABLE 11


CHANGES IN ENROLLMENT OF WOMEN IN SELECTED OCCUPATIONAL
AREAS IN INSTITUTIONAL SKILL TRAINING

1980/1981 - 1983/1984

Women as a %
Number of Women Trainees of Total Trainees
   
  1980/1981* 1983/1984 1980/1981* 1983/1984
# # % %
Managerial /Administrative 512 540 52 55
Natural Sciences/
Engineering/ Math 485 1516 21 22
Social Sciences/Teaching 530 507 67 60
Medicine and Health 2436 2021 88 82
Clerical 13,415 7780 94 93
Service 3970 2306 61 49
Primary Industry+ 556 381 12 9
Secondary Industry+ 3469 3002 12 8
Total 25,373 18.053 41 30


Source: Employment and Immigration Canada Statistical Bulletin, 1980/81 and 1983/84.

* 1980/81 earliest records available.

+ Note: Primary industry refers to agriculture and other natural resources; Secondary industry refers to processing, machining, fabricating and repairing goods, construction and transportation.

TABLE 12


CHANGES IN THE LEVEL OF PREVIOUS EDUCATION OF
TRAINEES FUNDED UNDER THE NATIONAL TRAINING ACT

1976/77 - 1983/84

  1976/77 1983/84
% %
Previous Education of          
Institutional Trainees          
Less than Grade 9 24 15
Grade 9-13 10 14
Post-Secondary 5 11
Previous Education of
Industrial Trainees
Less than Grade 9 14 9
Grades 9-13 77 68
Post-Secondary 9 24

Source: Employment and Immigration Statistical Bulletin, 1976/77 and 1983/84.



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