This paper is about a study, which has been carried out at a chemical production facility in Izmir, Turkey during the spring of 2006 using Participatory Action Research process in a training course exploiting Learning Management System. The system has been tested with 12 chemists working in this factory. The technical training course was carried…

As instructors move further into the incorporation of 21st century technologies in adult education, a new paradigm of digitally-enriched mediated learning has emerged. This book provides a comprehensive framework of trends and issues related to adult learning for the facilitation of authentic learning in the age of digital technology. This…

Discusses options which, if adopted, would result in major changes to the way in which costs of training are shared in Australia. In the internal levy model, a minimum training expenditure obligation is imposed on enterprises, after the French system; in the Australian system, training levies have been external, requiring enterprises to contribute…

The research results of educational psychology, economics of education, and general didactics can in many ways be applied to the training problems of working life. (Author)

The text is presented of a statement made by the Honorable Harry C. Parrott, Minister of Colleges and Universities, to the Ontario legislature, concerning the background to the formation of, and the potential functions of an advisory body, the Industrial Training Council. (SA)

Reviews the history of industrial training in Finland and analyzes the Finnish school system and the work environment. Highlighted are (1) development of rationalization training, (2) development of managerial training, (3) development of correspondence training courses, (4) training in private companies, and (5) industrial training in the past…

The Finnish Society for Educational Research invited representatives in the fields of research and instruction, and planners of training programs to a joint seminar in which the parties informed each other of their activities and expectations concerning future cooperation. (CB)

Summarizes the discussions, conclusions, and resolutions of the Industrial Committee of the International Labour Organization, which stress the importance of education and training in dealing with specific problems of industries. (JOW)

E-Learning has been frequently heralded as a transforming influence on global education and corporate training. Despite such rhetoric, the adoption, diffusion and exploitation of e-Learning by educational institutions and organizations have been slower than anticipated. In this paper we attempt to examine the future of e-learning by adopting a…

This paper deals with a case study of Management Development (MD) practices at Malaysian Assurance Alliance (MAA). The aim of this research is to investigate how a large Malaysian insurance corporation developed and integrated MD initiatives with current organizational needs and tasks. Attempts were made to map and categorize the MD initiatives…

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)

The Paper and Paper Products Industry Training Board has been a vigorous promoter of industrial relations by establishing various programs and activities such as training trades union representatives, a syllabus for additional training courses, and courses for managers and supervisors. (BP)

A representative from a British company presents his company's expectations regarding the new training services as provided by the Manpower Services Commission, the Employment Service Agency, and the Training Service Agency, in a presentation to the BACIE (British Association for Commercial and Industrial Education) national conference. (AG)

The Soviet Union has established industry-based higher technical schools to fulfill the political principle of integrating education and productive labor, to increase efficiency and productivity, and to socialize students. (MSE)

Excerpts addresses from an international symposium regarding workers' education, human rights, labor standards and law, socioeconomic factors, trade unions, workers' rights, professionalism, and globalization. Includes a background paper, "Participation of Workers and Their Organizations in the Field of International Labour Standards and the…