Americans Deem Continued Training Essential to Enhance Job Prospects
29 Avril 2009 - 4:16PM
Marketwired
The importance of continued training and skills development has
been highlighted by a recent international workplace survey which
shows that more than three-quarters of Americans surveyed believe
their current workplace skills will be outdated within five years.
The survey, by global workforce solutions leader Kelly Services,
also finds that more than a third of respondents believe the
training currently provided by their employers will not meet their
future career needs.
The Kelly Global Workforce Index obtained the views of nearly
100,000 people in 34 countries including almost 14,000 in the
United States. (To view the index:
http://www.kellyservices.com/web/global/services/en/pages/kelly_global_workforce_index.html)
Kelly Services Executive Vice President and General Manager,
Mike Webster says that many in the workforce are very aware of the
fact that without additional training, their skills will become
outdated.
"Many organizations in an effort to cut expenses may eliminate
or reduce training opportunities, but this will cause businesses to
become less innovative and without the capacity to compete,"
Webster says.
The survey highlights the significance that employees across all
generations place on training and skills development to sustain
them in a rapidly changing labor market.
Regional survey findings across generations:
-- Respondents in the West are most concerned about their skill sets with
82 percent worried that they are becoming outdated.
-- Those in the Northeast are most confident that their current skill
levels are sustainable.
-- Among Gen Y (aged 18-29), those in the West and Midwest are the most
worried about their skills.
-- Gen X (aged 30-47) is more concerned about the adequacy of their
skills than any other age group.
-- Respondents in the South express the highest level of satisfaction
with the quality of training provided by their employers.
-- More than half of baby boomers (aged 48-65) say they have been let
down by their employer's human resources departments in managing their
careers, with those in the Northeast the most critical.
Across all regions, men generally are more concerned than women
about their skill set and have a higher expectation of their
employers in managing their careers.
Among respondents, more than three-quarters (77 percent) say
that training should be a joint responsibility between an employer
and employee. The preference among those surveyed is for on-the-job
training (42 percent), followed by professional development courses
(26 percent), self-initiated learning (20 percent) and formal
university or college qualifications (12 percent).
Webster says the findings reveal the depth of concern across the
population at the capacity of the current skills base to meet new
workforce challenges.
"The current economic environment has made people very aware of
their skills and whether they will be sufficient to survive the
recession and beyond, into a period of economic recovery," Webster
says.
About the Kelly Global Workforce Index
The Kelly Global Workforce Index is a survey revealing opinions
about work and the workplace from a generational viewpoint. Results
of the current findings from across Kelly's global operations in
North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific will be published
throughout 2009 in a series of six releases.
About Kelly Services
Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) (NASDAQ: KELYB) is a world
leader in workforce management services and human resources
solutions, offering temporary staffing services, outsourcing,
vendor on-site and full-time placement to clients on a global
basis. Kelly provides employment to nearly 650,000 employees
annually, with skills including office services, accounting,
engineering, information technology, law, science, marketing,
creative services, light industrial, education, and health care.
Revenue in 2008 was $5.5 billion. Visit www.kellyservices.com
Media contact: Judith Clark Kelly Services (248) 244-5362
judith_clark@kellyservices.com
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