Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning
The Employee Demand study (2009) highlighted the significant barriers to learning that are faced by a number of UK employees. The engaging low skilled employees study aims to identify the importance of different barriers and identify approaches to influence behaviour. The study implements a stated preference technique.
This study aims to develop an understanding of the interplay of the barriers to participating in workplace learning to ensure policy is focused effectively on the key barriers. The study uses a stated preference technique to quantify low skilled individual’s choices around workplace learning and employment opportunities. Finally, it aims to identify the mechanisms that can be used to influence individuals and particularly, those without skills or qualifications to obtain skills.
The study involved a survey of 200 lower skilled employees (below level 2 qualifications) in the care sector in the north east. The second sector was the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism sector in Yorkshire and Humberside.
As part of the survey, a stated preference technique was implemented. This involves respondents considering a hypothetical case of participation in workplace learning. A number of different ‘choice sets’ are used to identify the values that influence an individuals decision to participate in the hypothetical workplace learning activity.
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Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning
