Work-related adult learning

Highlights

Full 2008 SCAL results, context and analysis on work-related adult learning (PDF, 446 KB)

Work-related training
  • 51% of non-retired Canadians report engaging in formal work-related training within the last year.
  • 88% of non-retired Canadians report engaging in non-formal work-related learning within the last month.
Financial considerations

Among Canadians who do not participate in formal work-related training, financial considerations are an important factor relevant to fostering higher levels of participation.

Age and education

Older workers and those with less education are less likely to receive formal work-related training, but are almost as likely to participate in non-formal work-related learning. (See Figure 28, FIgure 29, FIgure 30 and Figure 32.)

Figure 28: Proportion of non-retired Canadians who report participation in formal work-related training within the past year, by age

Figure 28

Source: Canadian Council on Learning. Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning, 2008

Figure 29: Proportion of non-retired Canadians reporting participation in non-formal work-related training within the past four weeks, by age

Figure 29

Source: Canadian Council on Learning. Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning, 2008

Figure 30: Proportion of Canadians who participated in formal work-related learning within the past year, by highest level of education attained

Figure 30

Source: Canadian Council on Learning. Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning, 2008

Figure 32: Proportion of non-retired Canadians reporting participation in non-formal work-related training in the past four weeks, by highest level of education

Figure 32

Source: Canadian Council on Learning. Survey of Canadian Attitudes toward Learning, 2008


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