평생직업능력개발 체제의 혁신(Ⅲ)

There is no consensus about the efficiency or effectiveness of vocational training in Korea. More to the point, although several studies have been conducted on the topic, differing conclusions have been reached. However, most researchers agree that vocational training has not contributed to enhancing equity. In this regard, the government has failed to provide special unemployment training-related support to the most at risk members of society, who are treated the same as regular unemployed individuals. Moreover, as employee training is provided through employers, less-skilled employees in dire need of additional training find themselves unable to receive the necessary training. This is because employers prefer to train more capable employees so as to be able to more easily retrieve their training outlays. What's more, SMEs by and large provide less training to their employees than large companies.