Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/236313 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 14282
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
Based on Statistics Canada's worker-firm matched Workplace and Employee Survey, our econometric analysis indicated that the average probability of receiving training was 9.3 percentage points higher for younger (25-49) compared to older (50+) workers. Slightly more than half of that gap is attributed to older workers having a lower propensity to receive training after controlling for the characteristics that affect training. Their lower propensity to receive training tended to prevail across 54 different training measures. We find that older workers can be trained, but this requires training that is designed for their needs including: slower and self-paced instruction; hands-on practical exercises; modular training components that build in stages; familiarizing them with new equipment; and minimizing required reading and the amount of material covered.
Subjects: 
training
older workers
worker-firm matched data
Canada
JEL: 
J14
J18
J24
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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