54  Are you granted time for personal skills acquisition or professional development? (For example, learning a new technique that is not specifically needed for a current project)

54.1 Nordics

54.1.1 Descriptive Statistics

Are you granted time for personal skills acquisition or professional development? (For example, learning a new technique that is not specifically needed for a current project) (Nordics)
Total respondents: 60
Category Respondents (n) Percentage (%)
Yes, I always have some time to dedicate to my own skills 23 38.3%
Yes, but only in weeks with a low workload 17 28.3%
Yes, as long as there is a high chance I will use it as part of my work 9 15.0%
Yes, but my workload makes it impossible to use the time 8 13.3%
No 3 5.0%

54.1.2 Statistics by age group

Are you granted time for personal skills acquisition or professional development? (For example, learning a new technique that is not specifically needed for a current project) by age group (Nordics)
Total respondents with age reported: 60. Rows are ranked separately within each age group by respondent count.
Below 35 (n=20)
35-45 (n=27)
45+ (n=13)
Category Respondents (n) Percentage (%) Category Respondents (n) Percentage (%) Category Respondents (n) Percentage (%)
Yes, I always have some time to dedicate to my own skills 6 30.0% Yes, I always have some time to dedicate to my own skills 14 51.9% Yes, but only in weeks with a low workload 5 38.5%
Yes, but only in weeks with a low workload 6 30.0% Yes, but only in weeks with a low workload 6 22.2% Yes, I always have some time to dedicate to my own skills 3 23.1%
Yes, as long as there is a high chance I will use it as part of my work 5 25.0% Yes, but my workload makes it impossible to use the time 5 18.5% Yes, as long as there is a high chance I will use it as part of my work 3 23.1%
Yes, but my workload makes it impossible to use the time 2 10.0% No 1 3.7% No 1 7.7%
No 1 5.0% Yes, as long as there is a high chance I will use it as part of my work 1 3.7% Yes, but my workload makes it impossible to use the time 1 7.7%

54.2 Within Nordics

Are you granted time for personal skills acquisition or professional development? (For example, learning a new technique that is not specifically needed for a current project) within Nordics
Total respondents: 60. Percentages are within each country.
Category Respondents (n) Percentage (%)
Estonia (n=8)
Yes, but only in weeks with a low workload 4 50.0%
Yes, I always have some time to dedicate to my own skills 2 25.0%
Yes, as long as there is a high chance I will use it as part of my work 1 12.5%
Yes, but my workload makes it impossible to use the time 1 12.5%
Iceland (n=1)
Yes, but my workload makes it impossible to use the time 1 100.0%
Denmark (n=4)
Yes, but only in weeks with a low workload 2 50.0%
Yes, I always have some time to dedicate to my own skills 1 25.0%
Yes, as long as there is a high chance I will use it as part of my work 1 25.0%
Sweden (n=19)
Yes, I always have some time to dedicate to my own skills 8 42.1%
Yes, but only in weeks with a low workload 4 21.1%
Yes, as long as there is a high chance I will use it as part of my work 3 15.8%
No 2 10.5%
Yes, but my workload makes it impossible to use the time 2 10.5%
Norway (n=9)
Yes, I always have some time to dedicate to my own skills 7 77.8%
No 1 11.1%
Yes, but my workload makes it impossible to use the time 1 11.1%
Finland (n=19)
Yes, but only in weeks with a low workload 7 36.8%
Yes, I always have some time to dedicate to my own skills 5 26.3%
Yes, as long as there is a high chance I will use it as part of my work 4 21.1%
Yes, but my workload makes it impossible to use the time 3 15.8%

54.3 Between Countries