Directory: Education:Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) 

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Abstract:

The Adult Education and Training Survey (AETS) is Canada's most
comprehensive source of data on individual participation in formal adult
education and training. It is the only Canadian survey to collect
detailed information about the skill development efforts of the entire
adult Canadian population. The AETS provides information about the main
subject of training activities, their provider, duration and the sources
and types of support for training. Furthermore, the AETS allows for the
examination of the socio-economic and demographic profiles of both
training participants and non-participants. This survey also identifies
barriers faced by individuals who wish to take some form of training but
cannot. The AETS was administered three times during the 1990s, in 1992,
1994 and 1998, as a supplement to the Labour Force Survey (LFS).

The content of the AETS was revised to take into account recommendations
coming from consultation exercises. As a result, more than half of the
2003 survey is made up of new questions and the target population has
been modified.

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