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IW-Trends No. 1 24. April 2018 Susanne Seyda / David B. Meinhard / Beate Placke Further Training 4.0: Digitalization as a Driver and Innovator of In-Service Training

Digitalization is leading to a growing need for training. Firms which have digitalized further are thus more likely to be active in further training and to invest more time and money in developing their workers’ skills.

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Digitalization as a Driver and Innovator of In-Service Training
IW-Trends No. 1 24. April 2018 Susanne Seyda / David B. Meinhard / Beate Placke

Further Training 4.0: Digitalization as a Driver and Innovator of In-Service Training

IW-Trends

Susanne Seyda / David B. Meinhard / Beate Placke German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

Digitalization is leading to a growing need for training. Firms which have digitalized further are thus more likely to be active in further training and to invest more time and money in developing their workers’ skills.

Moreover, as the use of digital technologies spreads within a company, staff acquire more and more IT skills. However, non-digital fields of competence, such as professional expertise and social and communication skills have not lost their relevance. Digitalization not only adds to the range of further training required, but also offers new ways of learning, which 84 per cent of those enterprises which offer further training already exploit. Indeed, digitalized companies make more frequent use of digital learning methods than other firms, highlighting the interaction between increasing training needs and new opportunities for knowledge transfer. According to companies, the most important motive for the use of digital learning offerings is that they can easily be integrated into the normal working day.

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Digitalization as a Driver and Innovator of In-Service Training
IW-Trends No. 1 24. April 2018 Susanne Seyda / David B. Meinhard / Beate Placke

Susanne Seyda / David B. Meinhard / Beate Placke: Weiterbildung 4.0 – Digitalisierung als Treiber und Innovator betrieblicher Weiterbildung

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Susanne Seyda / David B. Meinhard / Beate Placke German Economic Institute (IW) German Economic Institute (IW)

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Making Apprenticeships a Success: From Marketing to Hiring
IW-Report No. 38 11. September 2026 Paula Risius et al.

Making Apprenticeships a Success: From Marketing to Hiring

In-company vocational training is a key factor in securing skilled labour. The first step in investing in future employees is to approach and recruit new apprentices. For many companies, filling the apprenticeship positions they offer is a challenge.

Paula Risius / Dirk Werner / Philip Herzer / Fritz Orange / Regina Flake / Franziska Arndt / Yasin Küçükyavuz / Edgar Schmitz IW

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IW-Trends No. 1 19. May 2026 Wido Geis-Thöne / Andrea Hammermann / Ruth Maria Schüler

Is Lifelong Learning the Key to Later Retirement?

There appears to be a connection between lifelong learning and remaining longer active in the labour market.

Wido Geis-Thöne / Andrea Hammermann / Ruth Maria Schüler IW

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