Skills and training
Skills and training
The percentage of workers receiving training paid for by their employers
has decreased from 2000 (30.6%) to 2005 (27.1%). The Fourth European
Working Conditions Survey (2005) found that only 27% of workers had
received training paid for by their employers in the previous 12 months,
whereas
6% have
undergone
training which they paid for themselves.
Status of employment is relevant here: most training is given
to workers on permanent contracts (31%), followed by fixed-term contracts
(29%). People working under a temporary-agency contract (18%) or with
no contract (11%) receive least training of all. Workers with a higher
educational level also receive
more training.
Training paid by the employer or yourself by education and type of employment contract (2005)
Source: Fourth European Working Conditions Survey, 2005
Around half of the respondents indicate that their duties correspond well to their skills level, while 13.3% feel they would need further training and 34.2% say that they could cope with more demanding duties.