Job prospects Automotive Repair Instructor - Community College in the Estrie Region

Over the past few years (2021-2023), there was a major labour shortage for College and other vocational instructors in the Estrie Region. There were far more job openings than workers available to fill them in this occupation.

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The employment outlook will be very good for College and other vocational instructors (NOC 41210) in the Estrie region for the 2023-2025 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 college student enrolment and government investments in education.

According to forecasts from the Ministère de l'Éducation

The labour shortage in the job market in general creates an environment conducive to students dropping out of school. Major investments in education are planned over the next few years to encourage graduation, student retention and worker requalification.

There are also measures to promote student mobility, by drawing people from other regions of Quebec outside major urban centres and from abroad.

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

The increased importance of continuing education in the workplace should stimulate the creation of vocational training instructor positions.

The availability of university education using non-traditional teaching methods (delivered entirely online or in a hybrid format) continues to grow, which will have the impact of changing the qualifications required of instructors in terms of technical and pedagogical skills.

While the employment outlook is very good at the provincial level, it will be moderate or good in eight regions.

Here are some key facts about College and other vocational instructors in the Estrie region:

• Approximately 1,400 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• College and other vocational instructors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Educational services (NAICS 61): 82%

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