Training Employees
» Training Employees, Volume 5, Issue 1, 2005
What types of problems have you experienced, if any, in training and/or upgrading the skills of employees in the most skilled job in your business? On a five-point scale where “1” means serious problem and “5” means no problem, how much of a problem is:?
11E. (training problem) The lack of management or other employee time to train people needing it.
Response | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Serious problem | 7 | ||
2 | 16 | |||
3 | 30 | |||
4 | 14 | |||
5 | No problem | 33 | ||
6 | DK/Refused | 1 | ||
Total (%) | 101 | |||
N | 368 |
Notes: Seven percent of small employers (employing 5 to 250 people) who train employees in their most skilled job have serious problems finding the time (management or employee) to give the training (Q#11E).