A report was published in February looking at agreements on training which found that collective agreements in the public sector tend to have general training provisions but don't establish any specific individual right to continuing or further training. In contrast, according to the report, private sector agreements are in some respects more detailed, often setting out timeframes for the right to continuous training and that certain seniority requirements apply to this right. One of the report's recommendations is that training should be targeted more at those with basic or little education as opposed to the current situation where the better educated tend to take more advantage of training opportunities.
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