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PIAAC-Longitudinal (PIAAC-L) 2016 - Acquisition of Competencies (English Version)

General Information:

*Note: This item was tested in German. This is an English translation of the original German wording. The translation does not correspond exactly to the wording in the English PIAAC source questionnaire.*

Introduction:

In addition to further vocational training, there is also the possibility to participate in general further training. General further education usually has a private purpose and serves to acquire or extend one's own knowledge and skills (e.g. music, sport, education, health, art, politics, technology or cooking).
Here, too, the amount of time can vary from a few hours to several months.
[Über berufliche Weiterbildung hinaus, gibt es auch die Möglichkeit an allgemeiner Weiterbildung teilzunehmen. Allgemeine Weiterbildung hat meist einen privaten Zweck und dient dem Erwerb oder der Erweiterung eigener Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten (z.B. Musik, Sport, Erziehung, Gesundheit, Kunst, Politik, Technik oder Kochen).
Auch hier kann der zeitliche Umfang zwischen einigen Stunden und mehreren Monaten liegen.]

Question Text:

In 2014, have you participated in at least one general further training course?
[Haben Sie im Jahr 2014 an mindestens einer allgemeinen Weiterbildung teilgenommen?]

Instruction:

INT: The further vocational training courses already mentioned are no longer meant here.
[INT: Die bereits genannten beruflichen Weiterbildungen sind hier nicht mehr gemeint.]

Answer Categories:

Yes [Ja]
No [Nein]

Recommendations:

In the case of several further training courses, a query about how many further training courses the respondents have taken and which ones were involved can also support the respondents' memory. We therefore recommend the following question sequence:
Introduction: In addition to professional training, there is also the possibility to participate in general further training. General further training usually has a private purpose and serves to acquire or extend one's own knowledge and skills (e.g. music, sports, education, health, art, politics, technology or cooking). The duration of the further training can also be from a few hours to several months.
[Über berufliche Weiterbildung hinaus, gibt es auch die Möglichkeit an allgemeiner Weiterbildung teilzunehmen. Allgemeine Weiterbildung hat meist einen privaten Zweck und dient dem Erwerb oder der Erweiterung eigener Kenntnisse und Fertigkeiten (z.B. Musik, Sport, Erziehung, Gesundheit, Kunst, Politik, Technik oder Kochen). Die Dauer der Weiterbildung kann auch hier wenige Stunden bis mehrere Monate umfassen.]
10.1 Have you participated in at least one general training course in 2014? [Haben Sie im Jahr 2014 an mindestens einer allgemeinen Weiterbildung teilgenommen?]
If in question 10.1 = yes: [Falls bei Frage 10.1 = ja:]
10.2 How many general training courses did you attend in 2014? [Wie viele allgemeine Weiterbildungen haben Sie im Jahr 2014 besucht?]
(open answer)
10.3 What was the most important general further training in 2014 for you? [Was war die für Sie wichtigste allgemeine Weiterbildung in 2014?]
(open answer)
If question 11 is not only about one (most important or last) general further training, 10.3 can be omitted and multiple answers can be allowed instead for question 11.
Answer options: No changes recommended.