This study uses a familiar set of variables to characterize the determinant
s of training (based around individual characteristics, qualifications, and
workplace characteristics). However, it goes further by using data drawn f
rom a recent quarter of the UK Labour Force Survey, and thus contains an up
-to-date and extensive set of core variables. The dependent variable used c
overs three subgroups: those who have never been offered training by their
current employer; those who have been offered but did not receive training
in the last three months; and those workers who received training within th
e last three months. The hypothesis that large employers not only provide m
ore work-related training, but that they are also more willing to train wor
kers with characteristics that indicate a lower probability of obtaining a
return on any investment outlay, is tested. This was confirmed (especially
for male workers), along with a range of results that mostly accord with pr
evious studies into the determinants of UK employer-based training.