[makmanalp]

The form of training has changed. At my old shop, there'd sometimes be a guest expert who did a talk on an interesting subject. If you wanted a tech book, you could buy it on the company's Amazon account and read it as much as you liked. Some companies do a sort of buddy system were you're helped along by a mentor while starting out or learning something new.

I think this change came with the realisation that you're worth more to the company building something than sitting on your ass training for something you may come across with in the future. Therefore, if it's directly relevant you'll get training but otherwise you'll probably have to do it in your own time.