Mature-Aged Workers' Learning Needs and Motivations for Participation in Training Programs

Autor/inn/en	Meyers, Rebecca; Billett, Stephen; Kelly, Ann
Titel	Mature-Aged Workers' Learning Needs and Motivations for Participation in Training Programs
Quelle	In: International Journal of Training Research, 8 (2010) 2, S.116-127 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1448-0220
Schlagwörter	Educational Needs; Older Adults; Student Educational Objectives; Adult Education; Performance Factors; Adult Vocational Education; Job Training; Vocational Rehabilitation; Needs Assessment; Skilled Workers; Labor Force Development; Employment Potential; Educational Trends; Participation; Continuing Education; Student Experience + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Älterer Erwachsener; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Leistungsindikator; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Berufliche Rehabilitation; Bedarfsermittlung; Facharbeiter; Arbeitskräftebestand; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Bildungsentwicklung; Teilnahme; Weiterbildung; Studienerfahrung
Abstract	Issues arising from an ageing society, a low fertility rate and growing need for a skilled work force have seen increased government commitment to improving the participation rate of mature-aged workers. Education and training are seen as a principal strategy to increase the employability of these workers, yet participation in training is low and declines with age. Based on a study of 8 mature-aged participants enrolled in an accredited training program, this paper focuses on their learning needs and motivations. The findings identify a range of institutional and personal factors that shaped their participation. Given the diversity of personal factors highlighted within this small sample, it is unlikely that creating one policy or training approach would address the education and training needs of this cohort. Hence, there is a need to understand more fully how the diverse needs of mature-aged workers can be accommodated within the vocational education and training system. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10