592-HRM RESEARCH PROJECT

Training Older Workers for the Future

OWLS TRAINING

OWLS TRAINING COMPANY Your Source for Training Older Workers

2600 South Neal

Commerce, TX 75429

555-555-5555

www.owlsttrainco.com

FORBES MAGAZINE... ...stated in 2005 that the aging of American Workers is a fact. The numbers of workers aged 55 to 64 years of age is expected to increase by 52% by the year 2010 (Vrazo, 2007). Older workers are working longer now than they did 20 years ago (van Rooij, 2012).

Job training has been shown to have a positive impact on worker satisfaction. This is apparent in all age demographics. Older workers are going to become increasingly important to organizations around the world (Leppel, et al, 2012). As industries are forced to depend on an older workforce in the near future, training of those individuals will become a key element in sustaining the workforce and skill levels of those persons.

TRAINING A DIVERSE WORKFORCE Providing training to employees is said "to be a key solution for companies facing an aging workforce" (Lazazzara, et al, 2013). Studies show that lifelong learning enhances productivity and improves the ability to meet organizational goals of a firm (Lazazzara, et al, 2013). Training not only increases productivity, but also provides motivation and job satisfaction, boosts self-confidence and self-efficacy (Lazazzara, et al, 2013). Lifelong learning enhances the productivity of workers over the span of a persons career (Lazazzara, et al, 2013).

MAXIMUM VALUE

What do Older Workers Contribute to the Workplace?

- Experience - Stability - Interpersonal Skills. - Immediate Contribution

(Cappelli, 2010)

EVIDENCE SHOWS

Developmental psychology has shown that there is no decline in a person's ability to learn as they age. Healthy, mature adults skills and abilit ies do not decline automatically with age (van Rooij, 2007).

Our Mission...

"Preparing Today's Companies to meet

Tomorrows Challenges."