An online survey by private tertiary education provider 'Think: Education Group' found that 54 per cent of the respondents in its survey were concerned about job security and one third of them were looking for further training and education to become more eligible for employment.

However, the research found more than half (53 per cent) of the respondents felt they lacked time to study or train.

The study also found that over 26 per cent of the people surveyed gave earning money as their top career-related resolutions for 2009 with over 18 per cent desiring to get promotion.

Over 17 per cent of them wanted to get a new job and nine per cent wanted to keep their current job, said Malcolm Kinns of the 'Think: Education Group'.

The survey showed flexible learning, such as online and part-time study, was likely to become more popular as economic conditions worsened, media reports said in Melbourne.