Green, Francis;
Felstead, Alan;
Gallie, Duncan;
Inanc, Hande;
Jewson, Nick;
(2016)
The Declining Volume of Workers' Training in Britain.
British Journal of Industrial Relations
, 54
(2)
pp. 422-448.
10.1111/bjir.12130.
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Abstract
The conventional focus on the training participation rate, rather than training volume, in official statistics and research has obscured a radical transformation in workers’ training in Britain. To obtain a picture of the trend in training volume, we synthesize a narrative through a new analysis of multiple surveys. The duration of training fell sharply with the result that the training volume per worker declined by about a half between 1997 and 2012. This fall is hard to reconcile with optimistic rhetoric surrounding the knowledge economy. Potential explanations are discussed. We conclude with recommendations to improve the collection of training statistics.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Declining Volume of Workers' Training in Britain |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/bjir.12130 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12130 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Green, F; Felstead, A; Gallie, D; Inanc, H; Jewson, N; (2015) The Declining Volume of Workers' Training in Britain. British Journal of Industrial Relations, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12130. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. Access may initially be restricted by the publisher. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1475084 |
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