CHANGES IN THE DETERMINANTS OF EMPLOYER-FUNDED TRAINING FOR FULL-TIMEEMPLOYEES IN BRITAIN, 1984-1994

The determinants of employer-funded training are examined for 1984, 19 89 and 1994, using data from the Labour Force Surveys of the United Ki ngdom. Legit regressions for each year are estimated for male and fema le full-time employees. Time-wise decompositions of the estimates sugg est that the majority of the training growth over the period 1984-89 w as attributable to changes in the demand for skilled labour by employe rs, rather than underlying changes in workforce characteristics. The o pposite was found to be true for the period 1989 to 1994, with the (sm aller) increase in training driven by changes in workforce characteris tics.