Courses & Training in Ireland - Nightcourses.com Survey, January 2017

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* 3. What age are you?

16-25

26-35

36-45

46-55

56-65

65+

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* 4. Gender

Male

Female

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Where are you located?

Dublin

Cork

Galway

Limerick

Midlands

South East

South

West

North West

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* 6. How often do you enrol in a part-time course?

More than once per year

Once per year

Less than once per year

Rarely

Don't know

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* 7. Did you enrol in a course in 2016?

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* 8. Why did you do the course?

To enhance your career

Social reasons

For the craic

To enhance your knowledge

Other (please specify)

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* 9. How did you pay for the course?

Credit card over the phone

Pay online through the college website

Cash/cheque at the course

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Do you intend to enrol in a course in 2017?

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* 11. Did the recession put you off enrolling in courses?

Yes

Don't know

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* 12. How did you find the course you were looking for?

Google Search

Online Course Directory

Newspaper

College website

Nightcourses.com

Other (please specify)

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* 13. What subject was the course?

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* 14. Are you more likely to enrol in a course in 2017 than in previous years?

Yes

Unsure

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* 15. Which of these factors are important to you when booking a course? Tick all that apply.

Certification of course

Reputation of course provider

Distance from home and/or work

Course provider campus facilities

Course content

Information you read online

Information you obtained during an open day/evening

Price

Payment options

Parking

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* 16. Approximately how long do you spend researching course options before making a decision?

1 week or less

1-2 weeks

2-4 weeks

4-8 weeks

2-3 months

6 months

More than 6 months

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* 17. If you considered a course in the past but decided not to proceed, what prompted this decision?

Could not find the right course

Course provider was too far away and/or transport issues

Course content was unsuitable

The course was too expensive

Did not have the time

Did not apply in time

Other (please specify)

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* 18. What has been your experience of course providers in Ireland?

Excellent

Very good

Good

Average

Poor

Don't know

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* 19. If employed, does your employer take interest in further education for staff?

Yes, we are encouraged and supported in our efforts to learn new skills

Yes, but there is little or no support from the employer

No, it is never discussed

No, we are actively discouraged

Other (please specify)

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* 20. Do you think the Government does enough to encourage people to train and upskill?

Yes

Unsure

Other (please specify)

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* 21. What could the Government do to encourage courses and training more?

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* 22. Are you more likely to attend a private college or a state institution?

Private college

State supported University or Institute of Technology

State supported further education course (ie Springboard+ or Momentum) etc

Unsure

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* 23. How would online reviews of a course or college impact your decision to sign up for a course?

Positive reviews would encourage me to sign up

Negative reviews would discourage me

I don't read online reviews

Unsure

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* 24. Would you consider attending an online (virtual) course fair rather than go to a physical one that you have to travel too? (A virtual courses fair is like an expo in a venue like the RDS except it is all on your PC or phone. You can visit colleges, chat online with college staff and request info to be emailed to you)

Yes

Maybe

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* 25. Have you even done an online learning course?

Yes

Don't know

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* 26. Would you consider taking an online course?

Yes

Maybe

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* 1. What is your name?

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* 2. What is your email address?

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* 3. What age are you?

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* 4. Gender

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* 5. Where are you located?

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* 6. How often do you enrol in a part-time course?

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* 7. Did you enrol in a course in 2016?

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* 8. Why did you do the course?

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* 9. How did you pay for the course?

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* 10. Do you intend to enrol in a course in 2017?

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* 11. Did the recession put you off enrolling in courses?

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* 12. How did you find the course you were looking for?

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* 13. What subject was the course?

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* 14. Are you more likely to enrol in a course in 2017 than in previous years?

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* 15. Which of these factors are important to you when booking a course? Tick all that apply.

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* 16. Approximately how long do you spend researching course options before making a decision?

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* 17. If you considered a course in the past but decided not to proceed, what prompted this decision?

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* 18. What has been your experience of course providers in Ireland?

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* 19. If employed, does your employer take interest in further education for staff?

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* 20. Do you think the Government does enough to encourage people to train and upskill?

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* 21. What could the Government do to encourage courses and training more?

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* 22. Are you more likely to attend a private college or a state institution?

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* 23. How would online reviews of a course or college impact your decision to sign up for a course?

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* 25. Have you even done an online learning course?

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* 26. Would you consider taking an online course?