Describes the Xerox International Center for Training and Management Development in terms of the physical facilities, sales training, service training, and Xerox instructors. (TA)

Describes two reinforcement techniques designed to ensure transfer of learning from management training courses to the workplace: (1) participant journal writing to capture management insights occurring during training and (2) support groups providing encouragement, feedback, and accountability. Results of an evaluation of the techniques'…

Investigated the impact of behavior modeling training in an industrial plant on male supervisors (N=44) using Kirkpatrick's (1976) four levels of evaluation. Results indicated no behavior or performance change with behavior modeling and re-emphasized the need to use Kirkpatrick's evaluation method to measure training program effectiveness. (LLL)

If employee development is to reach its dynamic potential in the corporate world, corporations should adopt a lifelong learning approach which considers individual employee growth. Five essential steps to consider when initiating a corporate development program are presented. (WL)

The author discusses the need to select, assign, train, and develop people on the basis of the life stages in which they find themselves, holding that management development should take into account the psychology of leadership. (LAS)

Conducted at the request of the Commonwealth Advisory Committee on Advanced Education, this study inquired into the attitudes of university graduates and technical college diploma holders toward the training they had received; the relevance of training to the work expected of them; and how employers felt about the graduates whom they employed. The…

The article discusses tools for the self-development of the manager and for the management trainer to use in the organizational setting. These include a range of activities called coaching, delegation, and job rotation for managers. (MF)

A professor of adult and community college education at North Carolina State University, Malcolm Knowles, expresses his views on adult learning in interview form. According to Knowles inservice management development and industrial training programs, as well as public school and college programs, require a process structure of learning…

The author defines the term "corporate college" and describes the concerns and characteristics of a typical corporate institution. He discusses why organizations support corporate colleges and presents future trends for these schools. (CH)

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

Article outlines the benefits of an organized induction program for manpower development. (GB)

A commentary on two experimental gatherings organized by BACIE to bring together experienced trainers from industry and commerce and to promote an interchange of ideas and problems in specific areas of training. (Author)

A marketing and management professor advocates the use of a marketing approach for industrial training personnel during a period of recession. He states that marketing rather than just salesmanship is needed to promote training programs for lower as well as upper management. (MF)

Instructional specialists in industry are usually also managers. They are responsible for addressing the skill and knowledge requirements of their employees as well as considering the overall needs of the organization. They provide effective training and solve organizational problems. (JOW)

Describes and evaluates the computerized training information system in use at New England Telephone Company. The system consists of a set of training records stored in four databases which can be used for summarizing and forecasting training course information. (JJD)