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Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain

Assessing the Position of Older Workers

Bibliographic Data

ID2373535
AuthorsJesus Canduela (0000-0002-9898-5367, Edinburgh Napier University), Matthew Dutton (Edinburgh Napier University), Steve Johnson (0000-0002-2983-6384, University of Hull), Colin Lindsay (0000-0002-5087-3358, University of Strathclyde), Ronald W Mcquaid (0000-0002-5342-7097, Edinburgh Napier University), Robert Raeside (0000-0001-7933-0798, Edinburgh Napier University)
Year2012
Volume26
Issue1
Pages42-60
Publication date2012-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWork Employment and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0950-0170 • E-ISSN: 1469-8722
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0950017011426303
OpenAlexW2099413773
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited18

Policy makers have introduced a number of measures to encourage older workers to stay in the labour market, with improving access to training a particular priority. Policy action appeared justified by evidence that older workers are less likely to participate in training, and more likely to have never been offered training by employers - a key finding of Taylor and Urwin's (2001) review of Labour Force Survey (LFS) data from 1997. This article models LFS data from 2007 to assess whether age remained a predictor of inequalities in training. It finds that men over 50 remained among those least likely to have been offered training by employers. There were other significant inequalities in participation, suggesting a polarization in access to jobs that offer opportunities for training and progression. The article concludes that policies promoting 'active ageing' need to challenge negative employer attitudes and acknowledge fundamental inequalities in access to skills

Action (physics · Active ageing · Business · Demographic economics · Economics · Inequality · Labour economics · Older people · Political science · Position (finance · Training (meteorology · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality · Medicine · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Gerontology

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Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
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