Old Dogs, New Tricks: Training Mature-Aged Manufacturing Workers

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Erica; Smith, Andrew; Smith, Chris Selby
Titel	Old Dogs, New Tricks: Training Mature-Aged Manufacturing Workers
Quelle	In: Journal of Workplace Learning, 22 (2010) 5, S.277-291 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-5626
DOI	10.1108/13665621011053190
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Manufacturing Industry; Adults; Blue Collar Occupations; Employee Attitudes; Educational Opportunities; Workplace Learning; Student Motivation; Age Differences; Case Studies; Maturity (Individuals); Educational Needs; Education Work Relationship; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Fertigungswirtschaft; Produzierendes Gewerbe; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Schulische Motivation; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Reifung; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Australien
Abstract	Purpose: This paper aims to examine the employment and training of mature-aged workers, so that suggestions for improving training for mature-aged workers may be offered. Design/methodology/approach: Six expert interviews were carried out by telephone, and three case studies involving company site visits were completed. Each company case study involved interviews with managers, trainers and mature-aged workers. The study was confined to the manufacturing industry. Findings: Mature-aged workers bring many advantages to workplaces and some employers show a definite preference for them over younger workers; but in some cases training needs to take account of lack of confidence and literacy and health issues. However, there is great diversity among mature-aged workers. Research limitations/implications: The research is confined to shop-floor workers in manufacturing, and does not address training of mature-aged managers and professionals. The research is small-scale but provides new insights, and importantly the voices of the workers themselves. Practical implications: The paper identifies managerial and training practices that can immediately be implemented. Originality/value: The paper identifies some issues that can be taken up at a policy level as well as within companies. For example, the preference for qualification-based training at a national level is not necessarily consistent with what mature-aged workers prefer. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10