WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT TRAINING AT WORK? ESRI Research Bulletin 2009/1/4

There has been renewed interest in recent years in education and training as instruments for economic progress, fuller employment and social integration. This coincides with a new emphasis on the need for ‘life long learning’, to respond to changes in the organisation and technology of production and service delivery and to counter the socially disruptive effects of increased labour market flexibility. In this context, the role of job-related training is of particular importance. Philip O’Connell and Jean-Marie Jungblut* review the available empirical research on the subject of workplace training and how it affects individual earnings and career development, as well as wider organisational performance