Applying a Danish version of the Learning Transfer System Inventory and testing it for different types of education Peter Soerensen, Nikolaj Stegeager and Reid Bates The purpose of this study was to answer two research ques- tions. First, will an exploratory factor analysis of a Danish version of the Learning Transfer System Inventory (LTSI) result in a factor structure which is consistent with the original American LTSI factor structure? Second, does the mean score in the factor analysis vary in a statistically significant way across different types of education, suggesting that the LTSI may be more suitable a measure in some educational contexts than others? To answer these questions survey data from 411 students following four different types of formal education – adult vocational training, academy profession programs, diploma programs and master’s degree programs – were ana- lysed. Principal component analysis was used to answer research question one. Factorial ANOVA was used to answer question two. The analysis resulted in fewer factors than in the original American LTSI. The study also found that the mean score differs in a statistically significant way between the dif- ferent types of education. Specifically, LTSI may be more suita- ble in measuring transfer systems and therefore promoting transfer in relation to short courses offering training in specific skills than in relation to long-term continuing education. Introduction Massive investments in adult and continuing education during the last 25 years have not spawned an equivalent interest in research about the organizational effects of the investments (Phillips & Phillips, 2005). But a literature comprising a large number of international studies suggests that when systematically designed and based on the r Peter Soerensen, MA, PhD Fellow, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. Email: peso@dps.aau.dk. Nikolaj Stegeager, PhD, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. Email: nikolaj@learning.aau.dk. Reid Bates, PhD, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Email: rabates@lsu.edu V C 2017 Brian Towers (BRITOW) and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. LTSI and four levels of education 177 International Journal of Training and Development 21:3 ISSN 1360-3736 doi: 10.1111/ijtd.12102