Professional learners: 63% of workers (36% of all adults) got job-related training in past year % offull- and part- time workers who took a course or got training for the following purposes in the past 12 months To help get a raise or promotion at work
As automation looms and more and more jobs are being shaped to accommodate the tech-saturated “knowledge economy,” 63% of full- and part-time workers say they have taken steps in the past 12 months to upgrade their skills and knowledge.
Professional learners: 63% of workers (36% of all  | adults) got job-related training in past year  | % offull- and part- time workers who took a course or got training for the  | following purposes in the past 12 months  | To leam maintain or im prove job skills  | 55  | Fora license or certification needed for  | 36  | their job  | To help get a raise or promotion at work  | To help get a new job with a different  | employer  | possible Because they were worried about  | possible a ownsizing where they work  | Note 58% ofadults work in full- or part-time jobs  | Source: Survey conducted Oct 13-Nov. 15 2015  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 