Training for supervisors to improve sustainable employment of vulnerable employees – an effectiveness study.

Daily supervision at the workplace is extremely important for sustainable employment among vulnerable employees. Research indicates that supervision at the workplace contributes to sustainable employment, as this may increase the self-efficacy of vulnerable employees. ‘Mentorwijs’ is a training for supervisors to develop and improve specific knowledge, attitudes and skills that are needed for an optimal supervision of vulnerable employees at the workplace. The training aims to improve self-efficacy of supervisors and thereby that of their vulnerable employees at the workplace. For supervisors self-efficacy is their belief in their ability to supervise vulnerable employees. For employees self-efficacy is their belief in their ability to execute working tasks. The goal of this non-randomized controlled study is to gain more insight into the effectiveness of the ‘Mentorwijs’ training on the level of the supervisors, vulnerable employees and trainers of the ‘Mentorwijs’ training.

The training for supervisors will contribute to more self-efficacy with regard to the supervision of vulnerable employees and will thereby increase the self-efficacy of vulnerable employees with regard to the execution of working tasks and sustainable employability of vulnerable employees.

Inclusion of participants and data collection: 01-05-19 – 01-01-2021.

Data analyses: 01-01-2021 - 01-09-2022

The Mentorwijs intervention is a training for supervisors, which focuses on developing and improving self-efficacy through knowledge, attitudes and skills, needed for an optimal supervision of vulnerable employees.