1. Excel Spreadsheet Example – BC Bid Analysis by Robert Church
Contact: Rob.Church@shaw.ca 250-885-6605
Please Note: It is assumed that the data contained in this spreadsheet is representitive of 2013/2014 numbers.
Survey Program Area Eligible Cohort Respondents
Very Satisfied or
Satisfied with
Education
Total Responses
to Satisfaction
with Education
Question
Knowledge and Skills
Gained Very Useful
or Somewhat Useful
in Performing Job
Total Respses to
Knowledge and
Skills Question Unemployed
In the
Labour
Force
APPSO Construction Trades 6,241 3,439 3,281 3,435 2,878 3,029 299 3,327
APPSO
Mechanic and Repair
Technologies/Technicians
2,923 1,712 1,591 1,710 1,575 1,646 51 1,692
APPSO Personal and Culinary Services 2,344 1,207 1,118 1,201 888 971 133 1,110
APPSO Precision Production 4,352 2,341 2,243 2,335 1,717 1,898 284 2,188
DACSO Arts and Sciences 21,445 10,321 9,603 10,216 3,507 6,376 928 7,418
DACSO Business and Managment 13,162 7,178 6,676 7,118 4,527 5,469 689 6,212
DACSO Education 3,732 2,277 2,145 2,266 1,746 1,979 126 2,107
DACSO Engineering and Applied Sciences 7,501 4,846 4,422 4,813 2,788 3,451 528 3,984
DACSO Health 13,253 7,780 7,174 7,741 6,175 6,815 435 7,246
DACSO Human and Social Services 6,321 3,674 3,402 3,655 2,510 3,054 209 3,277
DACSO Trades 13,949 7,731 7,119 7,695 4,856 5,984 903 6,944
DACSO Visual and Performing Arts 3,207 1,868 1,685 1,850 869 1,339 202 1,550
BGS Arts and Sciences 24,584 12,250 11,400 12,137 6,750 8,804 904 9,868
BGS Business and Management 8,575 4,203 3,976 4,169 3,360 3,763 200 3,993
BGS Education 5,308 2,648 2,310 2,634 2,143 2,412 101 2,540
BGS Enginering and Applied Sciences 5,671 2,971 2,724 2,943 2,138 2,470 180 2,679
BGS Health 5,258 2,582 2,425 2,572 2,286 2,405 30 2,447
BGS Human and Social Services 3,635 1,923 1,800 1,913 1,399 1,567 96 1,698
BGS Visual and Performing Arts 2,499 1,215 1,096 1,201 754 933 88 1,053
APPSO Totals 15,860 8,699 8,233 8,681 7,058 7,544 767 8,317
DACSO Totals 82,570 45,675 42,226 45,354 26,978 34,467 4,020 38,738
BGS Totals 55,530 27,792 25,731 27,569 18,830 22,354 1,599 24,278
Totals of all three surveys 153,960 82,166 76,190 81,604 52,866 64,365 6,386 71,333
Eligible Cohort Respondents
Very Satisfied or
Satisfied with
Education
Total Responses
to Satisfaction
with Education
Question
Knowledge and Skills
Gained Very Useful
or Somewhat Useful
in Performing Job
Total Responses
to Knowledge and
Skills Question Unemployed
In the
Labour
Force
APPSO Totals 15,860 8,699 8,233 8,681 7,058 7,544 767 8,317
DACSO Totals 82,570 45,675 42,226 45,354 26,978 34,467 4,020 38,738
BGS Totals 55,530 27,792 25,731 27,569 18,830 22,354 1,599 24,278
Totals of all three surveys 153,960 82,166 76,190 81,604 52,866 64,365 6,386 71,333
Eligible Cohort Respondents
Very Satisfied or
Satisfied with
Education
Total Responses
to Satisfaction
with Education
Question
Knowledge and Skills
Gained Very Useful
or Somewhat Useful
in Performing Job
Total Responses
to Knowledge and
Skills Question Unemployed
In the
Labour
Force
APPSO Percentages 15,860 8,699 95% 100% 94% 87% 8.8% 96%
DACSO Percentages 82,570 45,675 93% 99% 78% 75% 8.8% 85%
BGS Percentages 55,530 27,792 93% 99% 84% 80% 5.8% 87%
Totals of all three surveys 153,960 82,166 93% 99% 82% 78% 7.8% 87%

2. Very Satisfied
or Satisfied
with
Education
Total Responses
to Satisfaction
with Education
Question
Knowledge and
Skills Gained
Very Useful or
Somewhat
Useful in
Performing Job
Total Responses
to Knowledge
and Skills
Question Unemployed
In the Labour
Force
APPSO Percentages 95% 100% 94% 87% 8.8% 96%
DACSO Percentages 93% 99% 78% 75% 8.8% 85%
BGS Percentages 93% 99% 84% 80% 5.8% 87%
Totals of all three surveys 93% 99% 82% 78% 7.8% 87%
Very Satisfied
or
Satisfied
with
Education
Knowledge and
Skills Gained
Very Useful or
Somewhat
Useful in
Performing Job Unemployed
In the Labour
Force
Apprenticeship Students survey
(APPSO) 95% 94% 8.8% 96%
8,699 APPSO
Diploma, Associate Degree, and
Certificate Students survey (DACSO) 93% 78% 8.8% 85%
45,675 DACSO
Baccalaureate Graduates survey
(BGS) 93% 84% 5.8% 87%
27,792 BGS
All three surveys combined 93% 82% 7.8% 87%
82,166
All three
surveys
*All Percentages based on total number of Responses to questions.
8,699 APPSO
45,675 DACSO
27,792 BGS
82,166 All three surveys
Respondents
Respondents