| Abstract: | A brief account of continuous training of staff in a sample of sixteen French firms. Comment is included on method, sample and limitations of the study. Findings relating to training include expenditure, degree of forward planning, objectives, workforce attitudes, management awareness, relative strength of firms and dependence on outside consultancies. Mention is made of the importance of the ‘formation continue system’ with its compulsory training levy and its possible relevance to a UK context where training weaknesses have led to skill shortages in key industrial sectors. |
