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Study on Adult Learning and Education in Georgia

The most frequent non-formal learning activity is ther education (a reason selected by 20% to 30%
guided on the job training (6%), followed by partic- of respondents). Conflicting family obligations
ipation in courses (5%), workshops and seminars which do not leave time for participation in further
(5%) and private lessons (3%). Compared with oth- education, and no job-related need for further ed-

er occupational skill levels, highly-skilled white-col- ucation, are further reasons for non-participation.
lar workers are most likely to be involved in NFE Around 15% consider themselves to be too old
activities in general (38%), and in detail. 23% par- to participate and that further education would no
ticipate in guided on-the-job training, 20% in work- longer be worthwhile.
shops or seminars, and 15% participate in cours-
es. The data shows that the largest share among Graph 3: Reasons for non-participation in
all NFE activities is job-related. Most non-formal formal and non-formal education

job-related activities are sponsored by employers.

For a large share of respondents, the most im-
portant reason to engage in NFE is related to
the work environment. Many people want to do
their job better (49%), especially older people and
while-collar workers. Improving career prospects
(mentioned by 19% of the respondents) is an en-
couragement for people in the middle age group

(aged 25 to 44) in particular. Others take part
because of organisational and/or technological
changes at work (12%).

People attend NFE programmes for their person-
al development or for the common good to a less-
er extent. 19%, especially from the younger age Conflicting schedules

group, state that they would like to improve their Health problems
everyday life skills; 17% wish to increase their distance for education or training location
knowledge of a topic of personal interest, whilst Too expensive
only 1% state that they are attending NFE activi-
ties to meet new people or for fun. No time
I’m too old
No job-related need for further training
Non-participation
Family Obligations
The respondents justify non-participation in for- No personal need for education or

mal and non-formal education activities with sim- training activities
ilar reasons. Primarily, people do not participate Source: Own presentation based on data from
because they do not see a personal need for fur- CRRC Georgia (2021).

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