Many empirical studies consider either training activities of the unemployed or training activities of the employees in … time use survey (Zeitbudgeterhebung) of the Federal Statistical Office, the amount of training is compared for both groups … only 49% of the unemployed persons participate in any kind of training activities off the job. In case of the full …

This study deals with the effect of fixed-term contracts on work-related training. Though previous studies found a … negative effect of fixed-term contracts on the participation in training, from the theoretical point of view it is not clear … whether workers with fixed-term contracts receive less or more training, compared to workers with permanent contracts. In …