Table 14
Participation in job-related studies or training programs, Canada, 2002 and 2008

Table 14
Participation in job-related studies or training programs, Canada, 2002 and 2008
Table summary
 This table displays the results of participation in job-related studies or training programs. This information is grouped by participation appearing as row headers and by both sexes, women, men, 2002, 2008 appearing as column headers, calculated using percentage as a unit of measure.
Participation Both sexes Women Men
2002 2008 2002 2008 2002 2008
percentage
Proportion of Canadians aged 25 to 64
who took job-related studies or training
Total – Studies or training 30.1 36.0 30.2 35.9 29.9 36.2
Studies 8.2 8.1 8.9 8.7 7.6 7.6
Training 24.6 30.6 24.5 30.1 24.7 31.2
Proportion of persons who received support from an employer from among working Canadians aged 25 to 64 who took a formal education program1 52.0 49.9 48.0 46.0 56.5 54.6
1. In 2002, represents activities undertaken from January to December 2002. In 2008, represents activities undertaken from July 2007 to June 2008.
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2003 Adult Education and Training Survey; and 2008 Access and Support to Education and Training Survey.
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