Industry and employers

This report explores the changing nature of the demand for training in enterprises which have adopted new management practices. The new management practices examined in this report include the learning organisation, total quality management, lean production, team working and business process re-engineering. As a result of a survey of private sector enterprises and survey of HR practitioners the researchers have drawn conclusions about small business, the use of the VET system, the importance of the individual in driving training, the nature of training and the importance of generic skills.