This paper argues that trainging often has a wider role than just the acquisition of technical skills and that company training ought to be analysed as part of a broader labour management strategy for companies. Evidence is adduced for this, drawing on both ecnomic and management literatures,...

This report presents findings from the Employer Perspectives Survey which involved 1,114 interviews with senior managers in establishments where individuals from the 2001 Skills Survey were employed. The aim of the Employer Perspectives Survey was to investigate the relationship between the...

We use establishment-level data from the 1991 Employers Manpower and Skills Practices Survey (EMSPS) and individual-level data from the Autumn 1993 Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) to investigate the links between training provision and workplace unionization. We focus on two training...