Company-level strategies for raising basic skills: a comparison of Corus Netherlands and UK
Leisink, Peter ; Greenwood, Ian
European Journal of Industrial Relations
2007
13
3
November
341-360
comparison ; iron and steel industry ; lifelong learning ; trade union role ; vocational training
Education and training
English
Bibliogr.
"This article reports findings from a study of the factors that shape workplace training practices and influence workers' participation. A comparison of basic skills training in steel production facilities in the Netherlands and the UK reveals that institutional frameworks matter but also that management attitudes and union activities influence training arrangements and set conditions for participation. Participation in training depends on these conditions as well as on personal characteristics of workers."
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