Technology, Tasks and Training -- Evidence on the Provision of Employer-Provided Training in Times of Technological Change in Germany

Autor/inn/en	Lukowski, Felix; Baum, Myriam; Mohr, Sabine
Titel	Technology, Tasks and Training -- Evidence on the Provision of Employer-Provided Training in Times of Technological Change in Germany
Quelle	In: Studies in Continuing Education, 43 (2021) 2, S.174-195 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lukowski, Felix) ORCID (Baum, Myriam) ORCID (Mohr, Sabine)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0158-037X
DOI	10.1080/0158037X.2020.1759525
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Employees; Job Training; Job Skills; Technological Literacy; Information Technology; Employment Qualifications; Nonformal Education; Workplace Learning; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Produktive Fertigkeit; Technisches Wissen; Informationstechnologie; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Non-formal education; Non formal education; Nichtformale Bildung; Deutschland
Abstract	In the context of technological change and the ongoing transformation of the labour market, this paper investigates firms' employer-provided continuing training provision for employees with different skill requirements. Following human capital theory, firms invest in training when expecting higher returns than costs. From a theoretical point of view, only investment in employees in high-skilled jobs is reasonable. Empirically, this is not always the case. Using firm-level data from the BIBB Establishment Panel on Training and Competence Development, a fractional logit model is applied to answer which role technology use and task profiles play in employees' training participation. The results suggest that firms with a higher proportion of digital technology users provide more training. On the contrary, more working time spent with digital technologies is associated with less training. A potential explanation could be that after initial training in using digital technologies, there are substantial learning effects and employees become more experienced. Additionally, employees who more frequently perform complex tasks receive more training independent of their jobs' general skill requirements. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01