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Download full textBerryman, Sue E. – 1990
In the face of changing economic conditions and shifts in skill requirements caused by technology, American corporations must integrate learning as an integral part of their functioning. Businesses must implement learning-intensive production, speed up the process of learning how to improve training, and learn how to assess the results of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Industrial Education, Industrial Training, Job Training
Cocheu, Ted – 1993
This book, written by an organizational development director and consultant in the fields of quality improvement, management, and design of training systems to Fortune 500 clients, offers a six-step improvement strategy and a six-phase training curriculum that can be adapted to the needs of companies in various fields. Seven chapters present ideas…
Descriptors: Job Development, Job Satisfaction, On the Job Training, Organizational Development
Mosier, Nancy R. – 1985
A "learning by doing" class was offered by the University of Minnesota to teach needs assessment concepts and approaches. The needs assessment was conducted at the Onan Corporation, which produces industrial engines and other equipment. The class was composed of nine graduate students in industrial or vocational education and was…
Descriptors: Computers, Consultation Programs, Graduate Students, Higher Education
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Gainer, Leila J. – 1989
This publication summarizes research that shows that it would be a serious economic error to favor investment in machines, financial capital, and extracted resources over investments in the education and training of people. The discussion begins by explaining the relationship between job-related learning, individual opportunity, and the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Futures (of Society), Job Skills
Vocational Training Council, Wellington (New Zealand). – 1983
These principles are intended for application by employers of large or small organizations who wish to improve the efficiency of clerical workers. They include policies and practices that respond to social and technological changes and implement a systematic approach to training. Seven principles highlight the value of training clerical workers.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Clerical Workers, Foreign Countries, Models
Zemsky, Robert; And Others – 1983
This report, comprised of five separate reports, presents a set of statistical benchmarks for gauging the growth and development of corporate training and education over the last decade. "Summary Findings" (Robert Zemsky) presents in capsule form the technical analyses of the findings of the other four reports. It considers these…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Benchmarking, Inplant Programs, National Surveys
Smith, Earle L. – 1978
These instructional units, developed in Oklahoma, are designed for training power line technicians for rural electric cooperatives. Planned to help current employees advance in knowledge and skill, the instructional materials are divided into seven areas of training: Laborer; Groundworker or Equipment Operator; Power Line Technician, Step 1; Power…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Electrical Occupations
Smith, Duncan – 1969
Conducted by the North East Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board of Greater London, this study was designed to examine problems involved in introducing the managing productivity schemes; to consider methods of helping staff to appreciate the effects of such schemes; to identify educational and training needs in the field; and to propose schemes of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Building Operation, Educational Needs, Hospital Personnel
Beeler, Kent D. – NASPA, 1977
Increased attention is being given to division-wide professional staff development. Readers are invited to consider the Mini-U format. (Author)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Models, On the Job Training, Professional Continuing Education
Peer reviewedKillion, Joellen P.; Lanzerotte, J. Kathryn – Journal of Staff Development, 1992
Discusses a study of training and development in noneducational, profit companies that found total quality management the main training topic. Participant evaluations measured training effectiveness. Employees participated in training for personal satisfaction and increased capacity. Private sector trainers expressed concern about the lack of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Business, Elementary Secondary Education, Industry
Holland, David G. – 1997
This paper provides guidance through the process of upgrading the skills of information systems staff to fit the implementation of new technology. Specific examples are provided for the technology implementation at Mott Community College (Michigan). As with many major transitions, the key to success is planning. It is important to completely and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Networks, Computers, Information Systems
Bureau of Labor Statistics (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1990
This paper describes briefly the following surveys that have been conducted to determine the amount and thrust of employee training in the United States: (1) household surveys including the Current Population Survey, the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience, the Survey of Income and Program Participation, and the University of…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Information Utilization
Buchanan, Aaron; Bachelor, Patricia – 1984
Administrators from local school districts in the southwest were consulted on three issues regarding the operational aspects of staff development. First, an effort was made to ascertain the conditions determining whether staff development programs are mandatory or voluntary. While staff development for administrative personnel is normally…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Education
Burns, David – 1984
The Occupational Analysis of the Training in Industry project was designed to provide valid and reliable information on the work of trainers. To structure the research, the Task Inventory/Comprehensive Occupational Data Analysis Programs (CODAP) method of analysis was used. A central feature of this methodology was the development and use of a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Career Ladders, Foreign Countries
RIESSMAN, FRANK
THE GUIDELINES THAT ARE PRESENTED IN THIS MODEL FOR TRAINING NONPROFESSIONALS FOR JOBS IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN SERVICES ARE BASED ON A "NEW CAREER" CONCEPT, WHERE THE JOB ITSELF PROVIDES MOTIVATION FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAINING, UPGRADING, AND EDUCATION. SPECIAL EMPHASIS IN DEVELOPING TRAINING PROGRAMS IS GIVEN TO THE…
Descriptors: Careers, Community Centers, Educational Programs, Guidelines
