relative significance and their employment is forecast to remain stable. Trainees are crucial to the future supply of qualified … the adjustment process which brings supply and demand back into balance given a shock to the system is approximately four … years, consistent with the lags in training. Trends in manpower balances indicate that current net loss rates from stocks …

; international competition; changes in industrial structure; increased demands for a more formally qualified workforce; training …; demographic changes; labour market flexibility; wastage rates, retention and recruitment; movement to a Single European Market … training.  …

general training as well and that this has a positive effect on labour productivity. So far empirical research does not …Over the past decade, researchers have been increasingly concerned with the effects of training. Whereas Gary Becker … stated that employers pay for specific training and employees for general training, it is often argued that employers provide …

to such vacancies and skill shortages. Findings – Employers respond to labour and skill shortages in a number of ways …

to such vacancies and skill shortages. Findings – Employers respond to labour and skill shortages in a number of ways …

of formal education and training is expected to continue growing. Supply is not expected to keep pace, a situation which … recent years. Certain specialisms, such as IT skills, experienced relatively buoyant labour markets which even transcended …

their attrition and retention rates vary with individual, training program, and occupational characteristics. Design …

Purpose – This paper sets out to examine the link between technological change and continuing training at a workplace … increased demand for skills, which induces an increased provision of training. UK data from two waves (1998 and 2004) of the … technological change are more likely to train their workers and also to provide more days of training per worker. Team working is …

Purpose – This paper sets out to examine the link between technological change and continuing training at a workplace … increased demand for skills, which induces an increased provision of training. UK data from two waves (1998 and 2004) of the … technological change are more likely to train their workers and also to provide more days of training per worker. Team working is …