Training and development deficiencies in 'high skill' sectors
Policy debates across advanced industrial economies are stressing the centrality of skills and training to compete in the new 'knowledge economy'. In the UK [United Kingdom], increasing importance is being placed on improving workplace learning, yet policy has so far failed to confront the issue of employers' lack of investment in training and development. This article examines whether the high skill sectors that exist within the UK can provide a model of workplace learning for other such sectors to emulate. By using case study research from the aerospace and pharmaceutical industries, trainin ... Show more
Authors: Lloyd, Caroline
Published: London, England, Industrial Relations Services and Personnel Publications, 2002
Resource type: Article
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