This article proposes a cost- and information-effective technology transfer model designed to overcome problems in technical education and training common to both sectors. The authors discuss three primary forces that are creating a danger in the specialized, applied science educational system, primarily because of a shortage of instructional…

Discusses the cost effectiveness of training interventions for industry and education. Highlights include the differences between cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness analysis; measuring effects; the development of meta-analysis; cost and its measurement; cost-effectiveness ratios; and an example of the cost-effectiveness of computer-based…

Discusses the necessity of relating needs assessment and needs analysis in performance management. Topics discussed include measurable objectives; the identification and selection of needs; performance improvement; the Organizational Elements Model (OEM), which helps to identify means and ends; and training requirements analysis. (eight…

Defines the concept of curriculum for industrial personnel development needs, explains the concept of professionalism, and presents a model for developing curricula for business and industry called the Professional Development Curriculum (PDC) model. Training needs are discussed and two applications of the model in General Motors are described.…

Discusses the need to develop ways of measuring the cost effectiveness of investment in employee training. Examples of employees with various training needs and their possible impact on the organization are presented, the replacement of humans with machine intelligence is discussed, and the application of performance technology is suggested. (LRW)

Uses large-scale survey data to analyze status of vocational training among firms in Taiwan. Vocational training in Taiwan, not widely practiced, needs to be strengthened. Factors relevant to training costs, such as labor turnover rates, and factors relevant to training benefits, such as concentration ratios, labor productivity (salary), and…

Describes the use of DVI (Digital Video Interactive) multimedia training systems at Bethlehem Steel. Benefits of multimedia-based training, employee acceptance, advantages of DVI technology, and a recent project using this technology are discussed. A list of seven suggested readings is included. (MES)

Describes six methods that can make mandatory training sessions more successful, including the use of icebreakers; emphasizing relevance; maintaining training focus; the use of humor; providing practice; and the use of evaluations. (LRW)

Discusses the need for training curriculum to be integrated with business objectives to provide the right employees with the right skills at the right time. Line management requirements are described; training and development requirements are examined; the training and development organization is described; and keys to success are considered. (LRW)

A project was conducted to develop a curriculum and training materials to be used in training industrial operatives in statistical process control (SPC) techniques. During the first phase of the project, questionnaires were sent to 685 companies (215 of which responded) to determine where SPC was being used, what type of SPC firms needed, and how…

Integrated manufacturing is an approach that applies information technologies and new types of work organization to integrate machines, information, and people. The trend toward integrated manufacturing is worldwide and irreversible, and is evidenced and reinforced by these activities and characteristics: development of new technologies of…

The purpose of the paper is to discuss self-concept implications of the Lynch cognitive model for industrial trainees and trainers. What individual trainees learn is in part a result of the focus pertinent at various stages of self-concept development. (JOW)

The authors describe how industrial education teachers can become competent industrial trainers by adding one important skill they may lack--performing training needs assessments. They present a case study of a needs assessment and discuss successes and shortcomings of the assessment performed by their students. (CH)

Discusses aberrant, or disruptive, behavior in an industrial/business, classroom-based, instructor-led training setting. Three examples of aberrant behavior are described, typical case studies are provided for each, and preventive (long-term) and corrective (on-the-spot) strategies for dealing with the problems are discussed. (LRW)

Explores aspects of conducting management simulations in a corporate environment, based on the experiences of a facilitator for 15 classes that used a total enterprise game. Observations regarding simulation value, team size and selection, number of sessions, the role of the facilitator, and model design are offered. (36 references) (MES)