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New research warns that older staff are most at risk of being deemed a “write-off” at work because of outdated skills. A new study by the City & Guilds Group finds that employees aged over 55 are at the highest risk of being left behind in terms of formal workplace training. This is having a knock-on effect on their skillsets – making the skills they have less relevant and individuals less employable, according to the report. When questioned about whether they had undertaken any workplace training over the last five years, only half (53 per cent) had done so. This compares to over two-thirds (67 per cent) of 35-54-year-olds and over four in five (83 per cent) of 18-34-year-olds. Close to two-fifths (38 per cent) of staff aged 55 or over reported having formal workplace training around ten years ago or never at all. The study warns that this poses real problems for older workers as many do not feel they need to retrain, believing they have all the skills necessary to succeed at work (47 per cent). In addition, only a fifth (20 per cent) are planning to retire soon – leaving the majority with an outdated skill-set. Despite
