PARTICIPATION IN WORKPLACE EMPLOYER-SPONSORED TRAINING IN CANADA: ROLE OF FIRM CHARACTERISTICS AND WORKER ATTRIBUTES

In this work, we study the role of firm characteristics and worker attributes in determining participation in workplace employer‐sponsored training in Canada using the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) of Statistics Canada. We attempt to answer the following questions using the rich information of...

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Published in:Contemporary economic policy 2011-07, Vol.29 (3), p.416-430
Main Authors: XU, KUAN, LIN, ZHENGXI
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes to work
Canada
Career development
Competition
Employee involvement
Employers
Human resources
Innovation
Job training
Labour relations
Market structure
Marketing
Organizational change
Participation
Personnel management
Preschool children
Production
Sales workers
Statistics
Studies
Technological change
Training
Vocational training
Work place
Worker participation
Workers
Workplaces
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Summary:In this work, we study the role of firm characteristics and worker attributes in determining participation in workplace employer‐sponsored training in Canada using the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) of Statistics Canada. We attempt to answer the following questions using the rich information of firms that are available in WES data: Does firms' provision of workplace training encourage workers' participation in Canada? How do changes in market competition, organizational changes, and technological innovation affect workers' participation in workplace training in Canada? We find that firms' training provision significantly affects workers' participation in Canada. We also find that increased international competition, organizational changes, and technological innovation are significantly correlated with workers' training participation at workplaces. We note that workers in some sectors and in smaller firms have lower workplace training incidence and older, part‐time, production and marketing/sales workers and workers with preschool children participate less in workplace training. (JEL J080, J240, J290)
ISSN:1074-3529
1465-7287
DOI:10.1111/j.1465-7287.2010.00204.x