Satisfaction with training opportunities in EU24

Strategies of lifelong learning build on "satisfied clients" of further training who engage in repeated training experiences over the life course. Is training supply matching the demand for training in the EU? This article analyzes satisfaction with training opportunities of employed persons interviewed in 2005 in a sample of 24 European Union member states. We apply theories of job satisfaction to this new field. We find that the structural perspective and the values-rewards approach fit our results best. Additionally, results indicate that the number of unemployment spells and the quality of the last job change are important in the context of satisfaction with training opportunities in European countries. The test for non-random selection into employment by including the Inverse Mill's Ratio did not show a significant effect.