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One of the main challenges in modern labor markets is to improve themobility and employability of workers among workplaces, jobs and roles.This paper explores the factors that might influence people's beliefs aboutand attitudes towards the mechanisms for improving employability throughtraining. We develop a research model and test it in Israel using surveysthat were distributed at two points in time – before and during an acutecrisis in the labor market – the Covid-19 pandemic, and evaluate theinfluence of the Covid outbreak on the research variables. Although citizensare aware about the need to improve employability, they are less willing topromote or pay for it. Perceptions about personal mobility andemployability, as well as about employment security, play a major role inexplaining citizens' attitudes towards training. Beliefs about theeffectiveness of government training providers can influence on citizens’demand for training. We also reveal a paradox whereby people supporttraining, but also feel that widespread training might reduce theircompetitive advantage in the labor market.Although the unemployment rate increased dramatically following theCovid-19 outbreak, the relationships between the research variables arealmost identical at the two points in time. Our findings indicate thatemployment status is related to citizens' perceived employment securityand their attitudes toward training. Previous educational experience,education and training have a role in perceived employment security andindirectly affect support in training. Policy implications follow.
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