A Report on Adult Education and Training in Canada: Learning a Living

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In today's emerging knowledge societies, the capacity of labour markets, firms and individuals to adjust to change, improve productivity and capitalize on technological innovation depends in large measure on the skills of the adult population. Improving the stock of skills available to the economy through investment in adult education and workplace learning has therefore become an issue of considerable strategic importance. But how are the Canadian markets for adult education and training evolving?

This report presents, for the first time, evidence on the development of adult education and training in Canada during the last decade. Examined are not only broad trends in the demand and supply of adult education, but also the factors contributing to observed developments. Survey data collected in 1998 allow readers to gauge the current situation and make comparisons over time and across Canadian provinces. The findings indicate, first, that growth in adult education participation has slowed in recent years, and second, that there are major differences between the provinces in who gets trained, and how much.

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Product:	A Report on Adult Education and Training in Canada: Learning a Living
Catalogue no.:	81-586-XIE
Frequency:	Occasional
Status:	Ongoing/Available

Latest issue:	1998	Free	View
Release date:	May 10, 2001
Authors:	Arrowsmith, Stephen Bérubé, Gilles Murray, Scott Oikawa, Cathy Rubenson, Kjell Salmon, Wendy Tuijnman, Albert Zeesman, Allen

Subscription:	one year (365 days)	N/A

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Education, training and learning
Adult education and training

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age, age groups, analytical products, continuing education, courses, economic growth, educational programs, employer supported training, employment, employment statistics, financial assistance, full-time enrolment, full-time students, human capital, human resources, jobs, knowledge acquisition, knowledge-based economy, labour force, labour force status, learning, mentoring, non-profit organizations, occupations, part-time enrolment, part-time students, participation rates, personal satisfaction, postsecondary education, productivity, provincial differences, schools, sex, skills, supply and demand, time crunch, type of school, university degrees.

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