Training Employees
» Training Employees, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2005
If respondent is aware of any junior or community colleges in the area that hold classes or can otherwise teach or upgrade the skills of his/her employees.
25a. Within the last three years, have you sent one or more employees to a junior or community college to obtain or upgrade job skills?
| Response | Small employers aware of two-year colleges that can teach employee skills | All small, employing businesses/Small employers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yes | 24 | 14 | |
| 2 | No | 76 | 86 | |
| 3 | DK/Refuse | 0 | 0 | |
| Total (%) | 100 | 100 | ||
| N | 431 | 752 | ||
Notes: Twenty-four (24) percent of small employers (employing 5 to 250 people) who are aware of local junior or community colleges with a capacity to train their employees have taken advantage of that capacity in the last three years (Q#25a). Fourteen (14) percent of small employers have taken advantage of the training capacity offered by a local junior or community college in the last three years (Q#25a).
