Qualifizierung von Beschäftigten in einfachen Tätigkeiten und Fachkräftebedarf

In the search for strategies to combat skills shortages, employees with simple tasks have often not been focused on. However, making up about 20?% of all employees, this group of workers represents an important qualification potential. It is the purpose of our paper to investigate the question whether expected or existing difficulties in filling vacancies for skilled personnel increase the training activities of firms towards employees in low-skilled jobs. Our analyses show that expected skills shortages are, besides other factors, one driver of the training participation of employees in low-skilled jobs.