Millions missing out on work-related training according to a new survey

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(2001), "Millions missing out on work-related training according to a new survey", Facilities, Vol. 19 No. 1/2. https://doi.org/10.1108/f.2001.06919aab.005

Millions missing out on work-related training according to a new survey

Millions missing out on work-related training according to a new survey

Keywords: Training, Survey

One in five working adults did not receive any training related to their jobs last year according to the annual Eden Brown employment attitudes survey. The survey, conducted by Gallup and involving interviews with 1,020 adults, also found that nearly half of all people described the training they did receive to be good or excellent.

With skills shortages still evident in some markets and competition hotting up for the best candidates in some specialist areas such as building and construction and some areas of the public sector, training is the key to star retention and development according to Heather Salway of Eden Brown Associates – the training arm of the survey's sponsors:

Quite apart from the need for training to keep up with changing legislation, technology and increased customer expectations in many markets, people also want to feel fulfilled in their work. Investing in training for enhanced skills can only help to cement a person's loyalty to a company and also helps to cut down on the cost of replacing people in the long term.

Gerwyn Davies of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (IPD) said:

Employers should recognise that people are the biggest asset of any organisation and really do make the difference. The demand for skills will intensify as the UK economy becomes increasingly high-quality and knowledge based and may only be met by vocational and workplace training. Employers and policy makers can and should do more to encourage training and avert the real possibility of a workforce underclass.

Eden Brown has sponsored the employment attitudes survey for the past three years and asks questions about people's attitudes to matters such as discrimination, community-spirited companies, and job security, among others.

For more information and a copy of the full survey report contact Ian Wolter, Eden Brown. Tel: +44 (0)207 309 1300; E-mail: general@edenbrown.co.uk Web site: http://www.edenbrown.co.uk