ARTICLES Linking Workplace Literacy Skills and Transfer System Perceptions

Research examining the relationship between workplace literacy and training-relatedfactors is virtually nonexistent. This study examined how variations in individual learning transfer system perceptions were associated with job-related workplace literacy skill differences. Results indicated significant differ-ences in learning transfer system perceptions for employees who had the math and reading skill levels required for their jobs versus those who did not. Findings suggest a complex and little understood relationship between workplace literacy skills and learning transfer system perceptions. Changes in the workplace—the increasing importance of knowledge work, new technologies, the importance of work teams and teamwork, and participation in the globalization process—are fostering a shift away from workers with lower skill levels to those with higher skill levels. These changes are requiring not only workers to obtain higher levels of education but are also requiring individuals to develop the capacity to learn, adapt, and change quickly and efficiently to meet challenging demands. Success in today's workplace requires that individ