Training participation by age amongst unemployed and inactive people
Research Report No. 291
by Becci Newton, Jennifer Hurstfield, Linda Miller, Karen Akroyd and Jonny Gifford
The aim of this project is to examine the evidence relating to the training of people in different age groups who are outside the labour force. The focus is on all people between the age of 16 and state pension age, since encouraging training throughout working life is important to ensuring the availability of the range of skills required by the UK economy. In the report, we set out the evidence on the provision of, barriers to, and attitudes towards, training amongst people currently outside of the labour market. The main themes and issues under investigation are:
- attitudes towards training amongst unemployed or inactive people of different age groups;
- take-up of training opportunities on different programmes and the reasons for the level of take up;
- evidence relating to the impact of training on participants' entry or return to work;
- evidence from employers on the value of the training element of return to work programmes.
This report is the culmination of three main strands of
research activity: A review of the current evaluation and
academic literatures, including published evaluations of the
range of New Deals and government programmes and policy and
analysis drawn from government departments. Analysis of the
Labour Force Survey, 2004 UK to review training amongst different
age groups by a range of characteristics. In-depth qualitative
interviews with representatives of 16 national organisations
who have expertise in the areas of age, employment, unemployment
and/or inactivity, disadvantaged groups, or government provision.
November 2005 100 pages 297x210mm
ISBN 1 84123 900 3
