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Table 1
Participation in training courses by employed Canadians

  1993 1997 2002
Participation rate %
Total1 26 23(*) 31(*)
Employer support 23* 21*,(*) 23*
No employer support (ref) 4 3(*) 10(*)
Courses per trainee average
Total 1.6 1.3(*) 2.0(*)
Employer support 1.6 1.3(*) 2.0(*)
No employer support 1.4 1.3 2.2(*)
Duration of all training courses hours
Total 45 43 57(*)
Employer support 40* 38* 56*,(*)
No employer support (ref) 80 80 73
* significantly different from the reference category (ref) [p < 0.05]
(*) significantly different from the 1993 figures (p < 0.05)
1. Columns do not add to totals because of a small group of people who took one or more employer supported courses and one or more courses not supported by the employer.
Source: Statistics Canada, Adult Education and Training Survey.