Financial Assistance
- Expectation of assistance was nearly equally split (n=2458)
- 52% expected
- 48% did not expect
- The largest sources of funds (n= 1906) were:
- 22% was from ABESAP
- 25% was from MSS (Income asst.)
- 15% was from MSS(tuition/ books)
- 10% was from Canada Stud. Loan
Current employment while enrolled in ABE/
College Prep
- 39% were working while attending classes at Point of Entry (n=2478).
- for 74% this was the same job that they had prior to ABE / College Prep
(n=1013)
- 44% were doing shiftwork (n= 1002)
- 7 in 10 worked less than 3 0 hours per week (hpw)
| Current hours per week
employed |
% |
n |
 |
| 1 - 14 hours per week |
35% |
345 |
| 15 - 29 hours per week |
34% |
336 |
| 30 - 40 hours per week |
22% |
219 |
| 40+ hours per week |
8% |
81 |
|
| Total |
|
981 |
|
- of the jobs described, 54% were permanent
| Current job status |
% |
n |
|
| Permanent |
54% |
599 |
| Temporary |
16% |
178 |
| Casual/on-call/relief |
16% |
177 |
| Seasonal |
6% |
66 |
| Contract |
3% |
34 |
| Self-employed/family business |
6% |
63 |
|
| Total |
|
1117 |
|
Experience as a new student
Students were asked a set of eight questions regarding their experiences as
a new student at the Point of Entry. For ease of understanding, the second
value ("Sometimes") and third value ("Seldom") have been
combined.
|