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| Age-training gaps in the European Union | | Author(s) | Fiona Carmichael, Marco G Ercolani |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 34, no 1, January 2014 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, January 2014 |
| Pages | pp 129-156 |
| Source | journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Training [elderly workers] ; Employment of older people ; Employment ; Adults ; Middle aged ; Cross national surveys ; European Union ; Europe. |
| Annotation | An ageing European population coupled with the recent financial crisis has increased the urgency with which governments are implementing reforms such as raising statutory pensionable ages (SPA) and retrenching early retirement benefits. These policies are aimed at raising the European Union's average age of permanent labour market exit which is currently 61.4. These reforms are more likely to raise the low employment rates of older people if they are accompanied by measures that enhance employability by raising productivity. One such measure is to invest in the training of older people which will help their job prospects. In this context, it is useful to consider the training participation rates of older people and the extent to which these vary across different national settings. This paper examines the relationship between age and training in the 15 European Union countries (EU-15) that were member states prior to the 2004 enlargement. The authors have used European Union Labour Force Survey data for the analysis. They report cross-country comparisons for the training undertaken by older people (aged 50-64) and younger people (age 20-49). They extend previous research by adding an analysis of the training undertaken by non-workers as well as that of workers. They also consider whether training is work-related, whether it is undertaken during normal work hours, and the time spent in training. The results indicate that across the EU-15, not only are older people less likely to be involved in any kind of training, they are also less likely to participate in training that is work-related or undertaken during work-hours. The duration of training they do is also likely to be shorter. These age-based training gaps are found to be larger among non-workers; and this is likely to be particularly problematic for older workers who lose their jobs. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150505007 A |
| Classmark | GF: GC: WJ: SD: SE: 3K: WFC: 74 |
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