Old Hands for New Jobs
With over one million people unemployed, the need and the Chance to train people for new industries is pressing. But can the redundant worker - whether he be a shop-floor sweeper or a managing director -successfully train for a new job? Is the training effective?
This year the government is spending E100 million on retraining, and private industry tens of millions more. How well is this money being spent? The Money Programme looks at industrial retraining.
Assistant editor PAUL ELLIS Editor JOHN DEKKER