Abstract
Manpower training programs help to remove certain labor bottlenecks in the economy by providing individuals with the necessary skills to fill areas of increased labor demand. When clients discontinue training after training places have been made available, the losses to society are noticeable. In particular, it may be noted that during fiscal 1969-70 over 150,000 individuals had enrolled in skill courses under the Canada Manpower Training Program, about 20 percent of whom subsequently discontinued their training. In 1973, about 40,000 individuals who had received funding under the Canada Manpower Training Program dropped out from training.
This paper undertakes an exhaustive treatment of the subject of discontinuation as it relates to the Canada Manpower Training Program and examines the extent and nature of the relationship between discontinuation and various status and input variables by utilizing a dummy-variable multiple regression model. The effects of labor market conditions are also studied. Since the costs in volved in discontinuation are very large, it is important that re search be made available so that the underlying causes may be further explored.
The results indicate that discontinuation in adult training programs is determined by place of residence, the job an indi vidual holds, his attitude towards the course, general economic conditions, and his personal characteristics.
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