IER’s Terence Hogarth made a presentation at the Adult Learning: Spotlight on Investment conference organised jointly by Cedefop and DG Education and Culture in December. The conference website has now been updated with conference papers and photographs from the event (http://adult-learning-investment.eu/).

Terence’s presentation on the Benefits of Training for Companies highlighted findings from recent quantitative and qualitative research carried out by IER, focusing on: the rationales which guide employer provision of training; the extent to which this satisfies employee expectations and aspirations; effects on job satisfaction and worker motivation; implications for organisational performance; and consideration of how the economic environment affects approaches to training.

As part of IER’s extensive research on apprenticeships and work based learning, Terence Hogarth presented key findings from the recent report on employer investments in apprenticeships in the health sector to NHS employers in London on 6 December. Click here to view the presentation and find out more about the project.