Training And Development

• Develop generic and specific human capital

One of the questions raised in Chapter 6 was to what extent should employers be responsible for helping employees develop their generic human capital (i.e. skills and knowledge which enhance the worker’s productivity irrespective of where he or she is employed) and specific human capital (i.e. skills and knowledge which only apply to their current employer). However, in practice the boundaries between these two categories of human capital are not always so clear cut.