Access to training and the effective utilisation of skills in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) has long been an area of interest to public policy makers and economic development practitioners. SMEs often lack capabilities and infrastructure to make the most of their human capabilities...

In many countries there is a noticeable absence of robust debate over the decision to deliver free or subsidised training programmes to those running SMEs. Many governments now offer these schemes as a matter of course, despite the lack of empirical evidence that programmes aimed at individuals...