Residents of age six years and over
[Question 26 through 33 asked of resident persons aged 6 and older.]
29. Vocational training
Ask the question: Have you received any vocational training? If yes, ask: What is the highest diploma you have obtained? Record the diploma on the dotted line. If no, enter "/") ____
Attention: Questions 26-32 apply only to residents of the household who are at least 6 years of age. Therefore, these questions do not apply to: visitors, any and all resident children (present or absent) who are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 years of age, or born in 1998, 1997, 1996, 1995, 1994, or, 1993, or who were born between November 1 and December 31, 1992.
Resident children (present or absent) born between January 1 and October 31, 1992, are now 6 years of age; therefore, questions 26-32 apply to them.
Special case: For any child who is a resident (present or absent) and was born in 1992, without the month being specified, questions 26-32 apply. For resident children (present or absent) to whom questions 26-32 do not apply, draw a slash through column 26 and the following columns.
Question 29: Vocational training acquired
Vocational training is defined as the result of:
1- Learning, with reference to the acquisition of professional knowledge and the development of practical skills in a specified context: short-term professional training for workers or, sometimes, non-workers. Either an attestation or a certificate may be awarded at the end of the internship or program.
2- A diploma course offered within a specialized training structure, with reference to the acquisition of theoretical and practical professional knowledge in accordance with a clearly defined curriculum, with completion of studies confirmed by a government-recognized diploma. Several levels of education can be distinguished under vocational training:
2.1 - Secondary level, leading to the awarding of one of the following diplomas:
CAP, CQP, BEP, BP, BT, etc. This type of diploma course concerns junior officers, employees, and laborers in the Government, Trade, Industry, and Service Sectors.
2.2 - Upper secondary level, leading to the awarded of one of the following diplomas: DUT, BTS, professional BAC (G1, G2, F1, F2, F3, etc.) or any other equivalent level diploma (2 years of post-high school study) issued by a specialized school, a Technical Officer diploma, for example).
2.3- Graduate level, leading to a higher education diploma: Master's degree, Postgraduate degree, Engineer's degree, Doctorate, or any other degree equivalent to at least a University Master's degree.
Note: However, in the context of the census, practical on-the-job or workshop-based learning with a master of a manual trade is not considered to be vocational training, even though it confers upon the learner the knowledge and skills to practice the profession in question, unless it is acknowledged by a recognized diploma.
How to conduct the interview on vocational training?
For each person identified in Column 28 as "employed," "unemployed," "seeking a first job," "homemaker," "student," "retiree," "person of independent means," or "other inactive people," ask the question: Have you received any vocational training?
A) - If yes, ask: What is the highest professional degree you have earned?
Above the coding grid, legibly write the diploma and training received indicated by the person surveyed.
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Example 1: Technician Diploma (BT)
1 - For a person with a Technician Diploma in masonry. Write "BT-Maçonnerie."
2 - For a person with a Technician Diploma in electrical studies. Write "BT-Électricité."
3 - For a person with a Technician Diploma in auto repair. WRITE "BT-Mécanique."
Example 2: Advanced Technician Diploma (BTS)
1 - For a person with an Advanced Technician Diploma in accounting. Write: "Bts-Comptabilité."
2 - For a person with an Advanced Technician Diploma in secretarial studies. Write: "Bts-Secrétariat."
3 - For a person with an Advanced Technician Diploma in hospitality and tourism. Write: "Bts-Tourisme."
4 - For a person with an Advanced Technician Diploma in logistics and transportation. Write: "Bts-Transport."
Example 3: engineer
1 - For a person with a Diploma in commercial engineering. Write "Ingénieur Commercial."
2 - For a person with a Diploma in electronic engineering. Write "Ingénieur Électronicien."
3 - For a person with a Diploma in agricultural engineering. Write "Ingénieur Agronome."
Example 4: skilled worker or similar
1 - For a qualified bus or taxi driver, write: "Driver's license certificate";
2 - For a qualified carpenter, enter "CAP in carpentry" or "CAP in carpentry," as the case may be;
3 - For a qualified seamstress, write "CAP-couture," "CQP couture," or "Sewing certificate," as appropriate.
B)- If you receive a "No" answer to the question: "Have you received any vocational training?" then draw a slash.