This paper addresses the question to which extent the complementarity between education and training can be attributed … performed at work are strong predictors of training participation while personality traits are not. Once working tasks and other … job related characteristics are controlled for, the skill gap in training participation drops considerably for off …

participation in employment-related further education and training (FET) in a longitudinal perspective. Initial research suggests … that training is a crucial determinant of life chances. Taking this a step further, I ask what sorts of individual …, Agreeableness, Extraversion and Neuroticism do not impact FET, whereas the training effect of Conscientiousness is more complex. It …

. Using data from the German SOEP, we evaluate the effect of work-related training, which represents the largest portion of … adult education in OECD countries, on individual social capital. Training increases participation in civic, political, and … confounding explanations. These findings imply positive externalities from work-related training over and above the well …