The impact of Investors in People on employer‐provided training, the equality of training provision and the ‘training apartheid’ phenomenon

摘要: This article draws on data from WERS 2004 to provide a follow-up previous research using 98, which evaluated the relationship between Investors in People (IiP) and training. is undertaken order consider whether Standard, was revised 2000, now more effective ensuring that recognised workplaces genuinely engage training activity. An evaluation also of Standard's new aim equal opportunities with regard provision. In event, analysis demonstrates proportion employees IiP have not received formal did change 1998 2004, but were less likely disagree managers at their encourage people develop skills. However, finds greater evidence inequality provision than non-IiP Standard neither boosts levels for typically disadvantaged employee groups, nor overcomes ‘training apartheid’ phenomenon.