A new report finds that managers, rather than manual workers are reaping the benefits of on-the-job training.
The study from the CIPD finds that computers may be responsible for the growth in structured work-based learning for managers and supervisors, with nearly 90% of respondents saying that some or most of their managerial staff undertaking some of this kind of learning. Under 30% of manual workers had benefitted from learning on-the-job in the same period.
The survey finds that coaching and mentoring are still relatively undeveloped in the workplace, with 37% of respondents making no provision at all for developing these skills. Of those who were developing coaching and mentoring in the workplace, 50% were developing managerial staff, 40% were developing 'white collar' staff and 20% of manual staff were developing skills.
To read the full summary of the survey, go to http://www.cipd.co.uk/download/training.pdf (this requires Adobe Acrobat to read).
