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Programs for skills management and lifelong learning that support the
continued employability of employees and assist them in managing career endings.
1. Relevance
Programs for skills management allow organizations to plan skills acquisitions that will equip employees to meet
strategic targets in a changing work environment. A more skilled and aware workforce enhances the organization’s
human capital and contributes to employee satisfaction, which correlates strongly with improved performance. For
those facing retirement, conidence and quality of work relations is improved by the knowledge that they will be
supported in their transition from work to retirement. The goal of lifelong learning is to promote the development
of knowledge and competencies that will enable each citizen to adapt to a rapidly-changing labor market and to
participate actively in all spheres of economic life.
2. Compilation
2.1 Do employee training or assistance programs to
upgrade skills provide any of the following? • Internal training courses;
• Funding support for external training or education; and
• The provision of sabbatical periods with guaranteed return to employment.
2.2 Do transition assistance programs to support
employees who are retiring or who have been terminated provide any of the following:
• Pre-retirement planning for intended retirees; • Retraining for those intending to continue
working; • Severance pay;
• If severance pay is provided, does it take into account employee age and years of service;
• Job placement services; and • Assistance e.g., training, counseling on
transitioning to a non-working life.
3. Deinitions Continued employability
Adaptation to the changing demands of the workplace through the acquisition of new skills.
Career endings
Retirement by reaching statutory national retiring age or termination in the face of restructuring.
Skills management
Policies and programs that focus on developing employees’ skills to meet the evolving strategic needs
of the organization andor the industry.
Lifelong learning
Acquiring and updating abilities, knowledge, qualiications, and interests throughout life, from pre-
school years to post-retirement.
4. Documentation
Potential sources of information include organizational procedures for termination and employee records.
5. References
• ILO Convention 142, ‘Human Resources
Development Convention’, 1975. •
ILO Convention 168, ‘Employment Promotion and Protection against Unemployment Convention’,
1988.
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LA12
Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career
development reviews, by gender.
1. Relevance
Appraising employee performance against common targets aids the personal development of
individual employees and contributes to both skills management and the development of human capital
within the organization. Employee satisfaction can also be enhanced, which correlates with improved
organizational performance. This Indicator indirectly demonstrates how the reporting organization works
to monitor and maintain the skill sets of its employees. When reported in conjunction with LA12, the Indicator
helps illustrate how the organization approaches skills enhancement. The percentage of employees receiving
regular performance and career development reviews broken down by gender demonstrates the extent to
which this system is applied throughout the organization and if there is inequity of access to these opportunities.
2. Compilation
2.1 Identify the total number of employees broken
down by gender. The total number of employees should match that reported under LA1.
2.2 Report the percentage of total employees by
gender who received a formal performance appraisal and review during the reporting period.
3. Deinitions Regular performance and career development
