Training Employees
» Training Employees, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2005
If respondent is aware of any vocational or trade schools in the area that hold classes or can otherwise teach or upgrade the skills of his/her employees.
24a. Within the last three years, have you sent one or more employees to a vocational or trade school to obtain or upgrade job skills?
| Response | Small employers aware of vocational schools that can teach employee skills | All small, employing businesses/Small employers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | 37 | 23 | |
| 2 | No | 63 | 77 | |
| 3 | DK/Refuse | 0 | 0 | |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | ||
| N | 448 | 752 | ||
Notes: Thirty-seven (37) percent of small employers (employing 5 to 250 people) who are aware of local trade or vocation schools with a capacity to train their employees have sent at least one employee to such a school in the last three years yo upgrade the employee's skills (Q#24a). Twenty-three (23) percent of small employers have sent at least one employee to to a vocational or trade school in the last three years yo upgrade the employee's skills (Q#24a)
