The determinants of workers' training probabilities are analysed. A di
stinction is made between the unconditional probability that a worker
is employed by a firm that provides any training opportunities at all,
and the conditional probability that the worker receives training giv
en that s/he works for a firm that provides training. For this analysi
s a censored version of the bivariate probit model is applied. The res
ults indicate that establishment size, industry dummies, type of schoo
ling, age and experience affect only the unconditional probability, wh
ereas the type of labour contract, working hours and job level affect
only the conditional probability. Years of formal schooling affect bot
h probabilities; more highly educated workers are both more likely to
work for training-providing firms and, given that they work for such a
firm, to be selected for training programmes.