Vocational and nonvocational continuing education needs of vocational school graduates and other industrial workers are evaluated, along with the special needs of union representatives. (LY)

This address reviews successes achieved during the 1960s in several areas of British industrial training. It then discusses problems and opportunities relating to levy and grant policies, training methods, retraining, commercial training, and industrial relations training. (LY)

Education training programs in industry stem from several major needs--to accommodate the turnover and growth in personnel, to accommodate changes in knowledge and skills required by a company and its employees, and to improve the skills and performance of present employees. (Author/IRT)

In discussing a method for assessing training needs, this paper deals with various phases of training and points out the importance of outside specialists, the recording of information, and the use of alternative methods. Then five case studies are presented, illustrating each of the industrial groups within the Board's scope: extractives, cement…

Describes the use of cluster analysis to aid in empirically validating the course objectives of an industrial training curriculum. Two findings emerged: the discovery of an important job activity missing from the curriculum and the identification of sizeable groups of workers with distinctly different training needs. (Author/RC)

The common approach to interviewer training can do little to improve interviewer effectiveness, and a new approach is necessary. (AN)

The cotton and Allied Textiles Industrial Training Board believes that training in marketing and sales is still vital to the prosperity of the industry. It hopes to identify the more specific needs of companies, paying special attention to the needs of smaller companies and ensuring that training meets these needs. (Author)

Author suggests alternative forms for training programs other than university training. (CB)

Reviews 57 references related to: (1) Self-Concept in Occupational Selection, (2) The World of Work and Self, (3) Workmanship, Manipulation and Self, (4) Employees and Productivity, (5) Motivation and Alienation, and (6) Research on the Results of Training in Business and Industry. Training Technology is a quarterly supplement to Educational…

Effective use of manpower resources is of vital concern for future economic prosperity. Author stresses the important role of further education and training services and the potential available through these active forces for economic as well as social progress. (Editor/RB)

This booklet contains training recommendations for professional, administrative, and commercial trainees of the carpet industry in Great Britain. Focus is upon persons to be trained; responsibility for training; assessment of training needs; recruitment and selection; descriptions of types of programs; instruction and supervision; control of…

This paper is concerned with the training implications of productivity agreements which seek the achievement of high stable earnings through the improved use of manpower leading to efficient low cost production, by making changes which could not be achieved by traditional wage negotiations. Consideration is given to the training problems arising…

The paper deals with job analysis for the preparation of job training programs. The analytical approach involves five steps: enlisting support, examining the job, describing the job, analyzing training requirements, and planning the programs. Appendixes include methods of producing training schemes--the simple job breakdown, straightforward…