New approach needed to help boost apprenticeship completion rates (opens original article in a new tab)

Canada's apprenticeship completion rates have stagnated at 20% since 2013, prompting calls for a new approach using behavioural science to improve outcomes in the construction sector.

• Apprenticeship completion rates in Canada have remained at 20% since 2013 despite high demand for skilled workers
• A report suggests using behavioural science to address barriers in recruitment, training, and retention for construction trades
• The report highlights that training challenges are both economic and behavioural, involving factors like uncertainty and misaligned incentives
• Low completion rates are causing billions in lost GDP, worker incomes, and tax revenues