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Increasing the value of age: guidance in employers’ age management strategies
Large organisations assess the training needs of older workers more
frequently.
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The 2009 Eurofound European company survey ( ) shows that the
percentage of companies assessing the training needs of older workers follows
very closely the proportion performing training needs assessment regularly. This
suggests that the needs of older workers are assessed in firms where training
needs are assessed regularly, as part of the general practice for all staff. This
survey also shows that large organisations assess the training needs of older
workers more frequently than SMEs (Figure 7); this also, follows the general
pattern for all workers. Firms assess the training needs of employees in skilled or
high-skilled positions more frequently.
Figure 7 shows how the percentage of employers assessing the training
needs of older workers differs by country. Low percentages of companies
assessing the training needs of older workers can be found in Denmark,
Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania and Turkey, while Portugal, Finland,
Sweden and the UK report high percentages.
Figure 7. Percentage of companies assessing the need for further training for
different target groups (in small, medium, and large organisations)
Source: calculation based on Eurofound, European company survey, 2009.
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( ) http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/surveys/smt/ecs/results.htm [accessed 27.3.2014].
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