Table 8 Training barriers perceived by Canadian-born and immigrant employees
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Men | Women | |||
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Canadian-born | Immigrants | Canadian-born | Immigrants | |
% | ||||
Barriers perceived | 25.1 | 30.5* | 29.6 | 34.6* |
Types of barriers | ||||
Situational barriers | 60.2 | 68.8* | 68.8 | 73.9* |
Conflict with work schedule | 29.7 | 34.9 | 29.3 | 25.5 |
Family responsibilities | 18.4 | 28.8* | 31.7 | 37.8* |
Need to work | 30.9 | 36.7* | 30.1 | 29.7 |
Too expensive | 17.4 | 22.7* | 27.4 | 29.9 |
Couldn't get a loan | 2.3 | 3.3E | 2.6 | F |
Health reasons | 1.7 | F | 3.3 | F |
Institutional barriers | 24.5 | 25.2 | 27.0 | 26.0 |
Couldn't find the information | 3.4 | 6.3*E | 3.2 | 6.3*E |
Do not have the prerequisites | 3.7 | 6.0E | 3.9 | 5.0E |
No employer support | 8.5 | 7.2E | 7.6 | 7.2 |
Inconvenient time | 12.3 | 10.5 | 15.2 | 14.2 |
Inconvenient place | 6.9 | 6.9E | 10.2 | 8.5E |
Dispositional barriers | 25.1 | 25.5 | 22.7 | 19.5 |
Not sure it is worth it | 10.8 | 10.3 | 8.6 | 8.3E |
No confidence/interest/motivation | 16.5 | 18.7 | 16.3 | 13.3 |
Other | 22.3 | 15.9* | 17.4 | 16.0 |
* significantly different from the Canadian-born population at the 5% level E use with caution F too unreliable to be published Note: Multiple answers were allowed. Source: Statistics Canada, Access and Support to Education and Training Survey, 2008. |
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