Leiden, Netherlands, 27 October 2024 – Linda Koopmans, a SkiLMeeT researcher from TNO, presented her study “Lifelong learning: the key to maintaining a skilled labour force” at the PEROSH conference in Leiden, the Netherlands on 25 October.
Koopmans’ research explored the long-term effects of informal, formal, and combined learning on both employees and employers. Her study also examined how factors such as age, education level, and gender influence these effects.
Using data from a large cohort, Koopmans showed that informal and combined learning offer significant benefits for both workers and organisations. Employees gain higher job satisfaction, better career progression, and increased income, while employers see improvements in employee engagement, skill alignment, and innovation.
Her findings revealed that informal and combined learning are more effective than relying solely on formal learning, emphasising the value of adopting varied learning strategies in the workplace
