Fill in the gaps: Creation of an Education Longitudinal Linkage Platform Sylvie Gauthier Centre for Education Statistics Statistics Canada
Outline Motivation for the creation of a postsecondary education linkage platform The Education Longitudinal Linkage Platform (ELLP) Education Linkage vision Outputs and Results of pilot projects Moving forward 2 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Motivation for the creation of a postsecondary education linkage platform Strengthen the relevance of programs for our clients Meet increasing demand by stakeholders to fill in important data gaps Align with Statistics Canada s vision for bringing data together and reducing the burden on Canadians 3 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
More specifically for both PSE students and apprentices Pathways Persistence rate and graduation/completion rate Transition among PSE program (i.e. college, university, apprenticeship) Interprovincial mobility during education and on graduating (or apprenticeship and on completion) Outcomes (earnings) Evolution of earnings over time (median) Comparison could be done among fields of study/trades or cohorts for a same field of study/trade for men and for women Interprovincial mobility of graduates/apprentices on the labour market 4 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Core programs of the Education Longitudinal Linkage Platform (ELLP) The Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) is a data holding of all public college and university enrolments and graduates by program / credential type and field of study for each school year. The Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) is an administrative database of pan-canadian, annual data on registered apprentices and trade qualifiers. It compiles data on registered apprentices receiving training and on persons that obtain certification in trades where apprenticeship training is offered. 5 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Education Longitudinal Linkage Platform (ELLP) ELLP consists of a repository of linkage keys for PSIS and the Registered Apprenticeship Information System (RAIS) Using the linkage keys, longitudinal linked files can be created for analysis. These administrative linked files can then be linked with other data sources (admin or survey) to increase analysis potential. ELLP is NOT a linked file 6 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Creation of datasets to develop education indicators or answer research questions, and help with program evaluation NAS file RAIS file T1FF file Datasets related to PSE students and apprentices PSIS file NGS file ELLP linkage environment (no data) CAL CSLP AG CESP 7 RAIS: Registered Apprenticeship Information System CAL: Canada Apprentice Loans PSIS: Postsecondary Student Information System AG: Apprentice Grant NGS: National Graduate Survey CSLP: Canada Student Loans Program NAS: National Apprenticeship Survey CESP: Canada Education Savings Program T1FF: Tax 1 Family File Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Education linkage vision ELLP linkage environment (no data) SDLE linkage environment (no data) Aboriginal Peoples Survey Labour Force Survey (2004 and ongoing) Longitudinal and International Study of Adults Canadian Survey on Disability Immigration longitudinal database (IMDB) Datasets related to PSE students and apprentices Youth in Transition Survey (as per Extending the Relevance project) Various Jurisdictional files Other surveys in SDLE Census, NHS (2006 and ongoing) Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) 8 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
ELLP: Completed projects Graduate outcome indicators For the maritime universities (Oct. 2016 report, paper published April 2017) http://www.statcan.gc.ca/daily-quotidien/170411/dq170411a-eng.htm For the colleges and universities of Alberta (completed Fall 2017) For the colleges and universities of British Columbia (completed in summer 2017) Maritime universities student pathway indicators (completed Sept 2017) 9
ELLP: On-going and future projects British Columbia extended project - focus on graduates with multiple credentials The Maritimes Canadian Student Loan Program (CSLP) files are being linked to the Maritime project to expand the analytical potential with loan information The rest of Canada CSLP file will be sent to Statistics Canada later in spring 2018 By end of March 2018, graduate outcome projects to be completed for all remaining provinces and territories 10
Outputs from the ELLP A set of education indicators to be produced annually Fact sheets and/or elaboration of special projects to answer research questions such as studying mature students, first-credential/first labour market entry students, international students, self-employed graduates, graduates with multiple credentials, bias introduced by late tax filers, etc. Microdata available to researchers in the RDCs Data for the maritime provinces will be available in Fall 2017 Access is granted once approval is obtained (http://www.statcan.gc.ca/eng/rdc/process) 11 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Results about Student Pathways Maritime universities 12 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Seven out of ten students from the 2006 cohort persisted in their full time studies, and half successfully completed in four years 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2006 cohort students aged less than 20 enrolled in a bachelor program in a Maritime university over a six-year period 16.0% 83.9% 25.5% 27.4% 29.1% 30.7% 31.0% 72.1% 45.6% 27.1% 21.0% 49.9% 8.5% 4.6% 60.8% 64.5% After 1 year After 2 years After 3 years After 4 years After 5 years After 6 years Note: Students aged less than 20 on Dec.31st enrolled full-time in a program leading to a bachelor degree in a Maritime University. Source: Postsecondary Student Information System. Not enrolled Still enrolled (persistence) Completed degree (graduation) 13 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
6 years after their admission, 1/3 of the students* had not graduated yet where were they? 2% 6% Graduated from a Maritime university 7% 17% Still registered in a Maritime university Left Maritime university, Taking other postsecondary education or training Left Martime university, Employed 4% 64% No information, Not linked to T1FF *2006/07 fall-term, Bachelor s cohort, 6 years after entry Source: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) Left Maritime university, Neither employed nor in school 14 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Young students from families in the lowest income quintile* are less likely to graduate in 5 years 100% Lowest quintile 100% Highest quintile 80% 30% 40% 39% 42% 40% 80% 23% 31% 25% 25% 23% 7% 60% 40% 20% 70% 59% 58% 24% 34% 9% 51% Not enrolled Enrolled Graduated 60% 40% 20% 77% 66% 69% 24% 51% 70% 0% 0% 1% 4% After 2 years After 1 year After 3 years After 4 years After 5 years 0% 0% 3% 6% After 2 years After 1 year After 3 years After 4 years After 5 years 15 *Students less than 20 years old first enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program in the fall of 2008-09. Source: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS) linked longitudinally and with T1FF tax data. Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Labour market outcomes of Maritime university graduates 16 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Median earnings* of the 2006 undergraduate cohort by certain field of study, Maritime universities, 2007 to 2012 2012 Constant $ $90,000 $80,000 $70,000 $60,000 $50,000 $40,000 $30,000 $20,000 $10,000 $0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Education Humanities Social and behavioral sciences and law Business, management and public administration Architecture, engineering, and related technologies Health and Related Fields * Earnings (before tax employment and other employment income) greater or equal to 0$. Note: Undergraduates who have reported earnings every year over the 6-year period. Source: Postsecondary Student Information System linked to T1 Family files. 17 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Having a master's degree or a doctorate makes a difference in the type of job % 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Undergraduate degree Graduate degree Undergraduate degree Graduate degree Reporting a union contribution Reporting a private pension plan contribution 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Source: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS), 2005/2006 to 2011/2012; T1 Family File (T1FF), 2006 to 2012. 18 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Increased proportion of bachelor s graduates working in low value added service industries* after the recession Proportion of graduates working in low value-added service industries (%) 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Bachelor's graduates Master's and Doctorate graduates *Low value-added service industries traditionally offer lower wages and fewer non salary benefits than other industrial sectors and are concentrated in the following: retail sales, accommodation and food services, other services. Source: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS), 2005/2006 to 2011/2012; T1 Family File (T1FF), 2006 to 2012. 19 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Retention rates tend to be higher for women, especially when they originate from the Maritimes Bachelors degree holders Master and Doctorate degree holders Retention rate (%) one year after graduation Retention rate (%) one year after graduation 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Total Maritime ROC Outside Canada Place of residence at admission Males Females 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Total Maritime ROC Outside Canada Place of residence at admission Males Females Source: PSIS and T1FF, average for the 2006-2011 cohorts. 20 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
Moving forward Add remaining institutions to the student platform Analyze data at pan-canadian level, and eventually, provide institutions with statistics on itself Complement the platform with other student and apprentice data files (e.g. Canada student loan, apprenticeship loans, National Graduate Survey or National Apprenticeship Survey) Complete the work to make linked files accessible to researchers Update and grow the linkable possibilities! 21 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada
We welcome your feedback and questions Sylvie Gauthier Centre for Education Statistics / Centre de la Statistique de l éducation Statistics Canada/Statistique Canada Sylvie.gauthier3@canada.ca 22 Statistics Canada Statistique Canada