The National
Statistics Office has launched the results garnered from the Adult Education
Survey 2016. Complementing these results are the findings from the Continuing
Vocational Training Survey 2015 that were published recently. Both surveys are conducted
every five years as per EU regulation.
Adult Education
Survey 2016
The Adult Education Survey looks into the uptake of formal,
non-formal and informal education and training activities, whether academic or
vocational.
Collecting information among adults aged 25-64 and living in
private households, the survey had an estimated population of 236,210 persons
spread throughout Malta and Gozo. An estimated 19.3 per cent of these actively
sought information about education and training possibilities.
A total of 99,178 of the respondents were engaged in some
kind of informal education. The
majority of these (54.7 per cent) preferred to engage in learning activities
through the use of a computer (both online and offline resources), while the
least preferred option was through learning centres (such as libraries). This
method was sought by 19,559 persons (19.7 per cent).
The number of persons in non-formal education amounted to 79,797. Such education was
obtained through courses (62.3 per cent), workshops (36.3 per cent) and
on-the-job guided training (23.6 per cent). Private tuition was the least
preferred method for such education, and only 7.9 per cent of the participants
sought such method.
During 2016, a total of 16,994 persons undertook some form
of formal education. The majority of
these (92.3 per cent) sought to increase skills/knowledge in a subject of
interest, 91.7 per cent sought to obtain a certificate, while 86.4 per cent
stated that they wanted to improve their career prospects. The aim of improving
the possibility of getting or changing a job was the reason behind 63.4 per
cent of those undertaking such education.
Among the outcomes of formal education, 69.9 per cent of
those in such activity stated that they performed better in their job while
46.8 per cent maintained that they were promoted at their workplace.
Continuous Vocational
Training Survey 2015
The Continuous Vocational Training (CVT) Survey sheds light
on vocational training patterns, investment in training and other general information
obtained from enterprises.
Collecting data from organisations that employ 10 or more
employees this survey has an estimated population of 1,926 enterprises.
Findings indicate that during 2015 a total of 38,998
employees followed at least one CVT course.
While 61.6 per cent of the surveyed enterprises provided
some form of CVT course, the remaining 38.4 per cent did not provide any form
of training to their employees. Furthermore, surveyed enterprises employing
10-49 employees did not provide CVT courses.
Of the 739 enterprises that did not provide CVT
courses or any other form of courses, 76.5 per cent indicated that the primary
reason for not doing so was that the existing qualifications, skills and
competences were in line with the needs of the enterprise at the time.