Canada education system

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN CANADA
After a student graduates from a high school, s/he can apply to the college or university. Colleges in Canada are usually technical, applied arts, or applied science schools that provide graduates with vocational certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees. Some students study in college to get prepared for a trade. After they get a diploma or certificate, they are able to pursue employment opportunities. Nevertheless, there are many students who study in college to get prepared to university education. In college, a student can gain a transferable credit that can be applied once a student enters university.
In order to get an academic degree in Canada, students apply for universities that provide them both with undergraduate and postgraduate education. The degree structure at Canadian universities is consists of 3 degrees: Bachelor’s degree that mainly takes 4 years to complete, Master’s degree that take 2 years to complete, and Ph.D. degree that can take from 3 to 6 years to complete.
In Quebec, post-secondary education begins when a student enters a college. In order to be admitted to University or a vocational professional program, a student has to complete two or three-year general program provided by colleges. It is interesting to know that usually, bachelor’s degree in Quebec takes 3 instead of 4 years to complete. Nevertheless, if a student does not have a diploma from a college, an additional year of coursework is applied.
VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS AND APPRENTICESHIPS
There are many private vocational and technical schools, as well as apprenticeship programs in Canada where students can learn a vocation or trade. Though in prior years there was no need to get a high school diploma to attend a trade or vocational program, the requirements for most of the vocational programs now require students to graduate from secondary school prior to enrollment.
Apprenticeships are aimed to provide students with the skills they need for a given trade. Apprenticeship training means that the student will work hands-on in that environment under a qualified supervisor. It includes a contact between an apprentice and an employer in order to provide the apprentice with training and experience for a trade in particular area or field. Depending on the type of the program, it can take from 2 to 5 years to complete it.