Author discusses an employee training program devised by DuPont utilizing a unique kind of programmed instruction. The success of this type of instruction was so great that DuPont has now developed a comprehensive library of 150 such courses available to other companies, schools, etc. (LF)

Teenagers in Hull, England participated in Young Enterprise," a program similar to the Junior Achievement in the United States. (SP)

Describes a program of outdoor adventure activities within which managers can develop their powers to cope with change and to solve problems. (SK)

The article describes the training program for the Crimpfil company where the majority of the 450 employees had previously no contact with the textile industry. The training department was involved in interviewing and selection and encouraged promotion through technical supervisory, and management grades. The company achieved the Levy Exemption…

Address given in London by the former Minister of State for Employment, outlining plans for a national training service; chart included. (SP)

Industrial trainers face a critical challenge--supplying qualified personnel for work both off and onshore to service and run Great Britain's infant oil industry in the North Sea. A review of the activities, types of employment involved, extraneous factors affecting the industry, and employment projections are discussed. (MW)

Examines the organization and objectives of an adventure-based course for industrial managers and management trainees. The program's goal is the development of personal qualities and social skills, as well as the application of leadership theories in a mentally and physically challenging environment. (SK)

One specific area of industrial relations training is considered--that of meeting the implications of change as a result of the current theme of joint involvement in proposed industrial relations legislation. This will demand new approaches for industry in England. (Author/BP)

Reports on the training and recruitment of shipbuilding workers in Norway, Sweden, and Germany. (DS)

Future developments in industrial training are considered in a paper presented by a regional training officer of the Engineering Industry Training Board. (MS)

Discusses (1) Britain's Federal legislation (effective in 1975) relating to equal job opportunities for women, especially jobs that involve training, e.g., industrial training, (2) the activities of the Working Party, set up to assist in carrying out legislative requirements, and (3) steps taken by an industry training board to handle future…

Training problems can be eased by classifying the work force into sectors and making plans to suit each group. Sectors treated in the article include: managers and supervisors, industrial relations specialists, employee representatives, and apprentices and young employees. (MW)