RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGE AND EMPLOYEE TRAINING METHODOLOGY

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between age and employee training methodology. The study explored both employee training preferences and employee willingness to train as well as differentiated between age and tenure. Participants were 67 employees from two anonymous manufacturing companies in a Midwestern town and 48 employees from various occupational fields. Participants were given the newly-created Employee Training Scale (ETS), a measure incorporating employee training preferences, employee willingness, and demographic variables. I found that older employees actually preferred to incorporate technology into training more than younger employees did. In general, older employees and those with more job tenure preferred more of the training methodologies. However, younger, less tenured employees were more willing to participate in more of the training methodologies studied.