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What factor could explain the decline in enrolment in trade-vocational programs during the 1990s? |
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a) Lack of capacity
b) Decline of federal funding
c) Aging of population
d) Re-classification of programs from trade-vocational to college
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| 2. |
In 1988-1989, males represented 50% of university enrolment. In 1998-1999, they represented… |
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a) 55%
b) 50%
c) 45%
d) 40%
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| 3. |
What is reported the most frequently as a barrier to adult education and training? |
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a) Too busy at work or job
b) Too expensive
c) Course or program not offered at convenient time or location
d) Lack of employer support
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| 4. |
The median age of full-time university faculties is 50. What is the median age of full-time college professors? |
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a) 50
b) 45
c) 40
d) 35
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| 5. |
What is the main source of funding for university Research and Development? |
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a) Federal government
b) Provincial government
c) Business enterprise
d) Universities' own revenue
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| 6. |
Are more diplomas granted by colleges than universities? |
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a) Yes
b) No
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| 7. |
What country has the highest proportion of its 25 to 64 year-old population with a college or university degree? |
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a) Canada
b) U.S.
c) Japan
d) Denmark
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| 8. |
Some 48% of the immigrants who arrived in the 1980s had qualifications above high school. What was the proportion of those who arrived in the 1990s? |
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a) 52%
b) 58%
c) 62%
d) 66%
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| 9. |
The proportion of 20-year-olds in Canada enrolled in university is 18%. In which province does it reach 33%? |
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a) Nova Scotia
b) New Brunswick
c) Quebec
d) British Columbia
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| 10. |
In 2000, the unemployment rate was how many times higher for those with less than high school than for university graduates? |
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a) 2 times
b) 3 times
c) 4 times
d) 5 times
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| 11. |
Between which two levels of education was the gap in earnings highest in 2000? |
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a) Less than high school and high school
b) High school and trades
c) Trades and college
d) College and university
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