An Education Needs Assessment of CARIFORUM Firms

convenience sampling techniques was leveraged to ensure that both representativeness and

sufficiently large sample sizes per country were plausible achievements at the end of the data

gathering process. To ensure a more aggressive uptake of the survey responses in each country,

BSOs were approached to send out the survey, via email, to their full membership population of

businesses.

Table 10: Distribution of Full (Population) of Targeted Businesses across CARIFORUM

Country

Total Number of BSOs

Total Business Membership

Antigua and Barbuda

3

53

Bahamas

4

9635

Barbados

9

10415

Belize

3

447

Dominica

3

300

Dominican Republic

12

24111

Grenada

3

334

Guyana

5

6756

Haiti

6

900000

Jamaica

6

105448

St. Kitts and Nevis

2

95

St Lucia

4

125

St Vincent and the Grenadines

3

120

At the end of the data-gathering phase, a total of 513 useable employer surveys were received for

the final sample to facilitate data collation, analysis, and reporting. Table 11 shows the

comparisons of the minimum sample targets and actual survey responses received by country for

at the end of the survey research exercise.

Table 11: Minimum Sample Targets and Actual Survey Responses by Country

Targeted (Minimum Quotas) Survey Responses

Actual Survey Responses Received

Country (Base)

Antigua and Barbuda

20

22

Bahamas

50

22

Barbados

50

50

Belize

30

31

35