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Courses & Training in Ireland - Nightcourses.com Survey, January 2017
1.
What is your name?
2.
What is your email address?
3.
What age are you?
16-25
26-35
36-45
46-55
56-65
65+
4.
Gender
Male
Female
Other (please specify)
5.
Where are you located?
Dublin
Cork
Galway
Limerick
Midlands
South East
South
West
North West
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
7.
Did you enrol in a course in 2016?
Yes
No
8.
Why did you do the course?
To enhance your career
Social reasons
For the craic
To enhance your knowledge
Other (please specify)
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)
10.
Do you intend to enrol in a course in 2017?
Yes
No
Maybe
11.
Did the recession put you off enrolling in courses?
Yes
No
Don't know
12.
How did you find the course you were looking for?
Google Search
Online Course Directory
Newspaper
College website
Nightcourses.com
Other (please specify)
13.
What subject was the course?
14.
Are you more likely to enrol in a course in 2017 than in previous years?
Yes
No
Unsure
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
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
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)
18.
What has been your experience of course providers in Ireland?
Excellent
Very good
Good
Average
Poor
Don't know
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)
20.
Do you think the Government does enough to encourage people to train and upskill?
Yes
No
Unsure
Other (please specify)
21.
What could the Government do to encourage courses and training more?
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
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
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
No
Maybe
25.
Have you even done an online learning course?
Yes
No
Don't know
26.
Would you consider taking an online course?
Yes
No
Maybe