New Survey Results: Only 16% Say Programs Are Effective;Â Majority See Them As Neither Effective Nor Ineffective
Express Employment Professionals recently released survey results on the effectiveness of job training programs. Results show very little confidence in such programs among employers.
In a survey of businesses, respondents were asked, “How effective are government job training programs?”
Of those surveyed, 16 percent said they are “effective,” while one percent said they are “very effective.” Meanwhile, 18 percent called
them “ineffective” and six percent see them as “very ineffective.”
A majority, 59 percent, said they are “neither effective nor ineffective.”
“There’s been much discussion about the skills gap in America; employers can’t find workers with the right skills. Ideally, government job training programs would be helping to fix this problem, but this survey shows that employers don’t have much faith in them. The simple fact is, 83 percent of businesses don’t see these programs as effective,” said Bob Funk, CEO of Express, and a former chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
“A successful job training program would equip workers with the most in-demand skills, allowing them to take advantage of current jobs openings in new fields.”
The survey of 404 businesses was conducted in December 2014 and January 2015. Results have been released periodically throughout the year as part of Express Employment Professionals “America Employed” series.
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