Motivation to train from the workers' perspective: example of French companies

The success of a training programme is largely contingent on the beneficiar y's training motivation. With a focus on instrumentality and self-efficacy, we have sought to explain motivation and to measure its effects on variati on of knowledge acquisition and satisfaction with training. An empirical st udy of 335 workers sheds light on the importance of age, the role of the hi erarchical supervisor and the manner in which training is portrayed. Volunt ary participation, expressed by participation in decision making or conside ration of requests, plays only a minor role in explaining the success of a programme.