Rochester Area Skill Needs Assessment and Business Climate Survey, May 2014

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By observing the training settings most often used they are generally in order from the least expensive to the most. This suggests, as was observed in the previous survey, that training is an expense employers are trying to minimize. What is the preferred training setting? The health care related respondents indicated their strongest preference is for on-site classes. College courses are once again not viewed as a preferred setting for training.

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Formal Training Preferences - Health Care Related Respondents

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70%

On-site class Computer (online)

Computer (not online)

Off-site seminar

Multi-session course

College course

Strongly Prefer

Prefer

Slight or No Preference

Health care related respondents indicated that they use online computer training often however it is not strongly preferred. Other training settings are generally provided in manner consistent with the respondents’ preferences.

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