Older Workers Experiencing “Training Fatigue”

The Economist reports on a survey by Mannaz, a management development firm, that indicates that older workers are resistant to engaging in learning and development programs. Mannaz’s survey indicates that:

. . . conventional training simply no longer serves their needs. Formal programmes are often seen as a repetition of lessons already learned and become increasingly irrelevant in the light of experience and expertise. The resulting “training fatigue” is resistant to most incentives.

Instead of formal learning initiatives, these older workers prefer “a do-it-yourself approach, conducting their own research and swapping war stories with their peers.” (RN)

Never too old to learn | The Economist | 12 May 2010

Tagged as: Generational Learning, Informal Learning