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Peer reviewedKaufman, H. G. – Journal of Continuing Higher Education, 1994
Retraining of employed technical professionals as an alternative to termination is being used by a small but growing number of firms. Case studies of involuntary and voluntary retraining generated guidelines for cost-effective programs: management support, candidate screening, career counseling, and realistic job previews. (SK)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dislocated Workers, Higher Education, Job Layoff
