This excerpt from "Managerial Engineering: Techniques for Improving Quality and Productivity in the Workplace" describes the development, objectives, and use of On-Error Training (OET), a method which trains workers to learn from their errors. Also described is New Joharry's Window, a performance-error data analysis technique used in…

Examines results of a survey of corporations with fewer than 100 to over 10,000 employees to determine training consultant use. Survey questions covered the following topics: proportion of employees receiving formal training; material development; training staff; training types; methods used to locate consultants; and consultant fees and duration…

International Labour Organization committees have studied the needs of industry in the light of technological innovations and have recommended expanding the scope of education and training programs for workers, adapting training to technological change and social needs, and modifying programs to suit the needs and degree of development of each…

The author argues that, as robots begin to take over more and more industrial tasks, the impact on human workers at all levels will increase geometrically and trainers will play a strategic role. (SSH)

Most training at Coors Container Company is done by lead production men, supported by an in-house audiovisual program. Methods used in producing and utilizing more than 60 sound-on-slide programs are recounted. Only programs requested by supervisors are produced. Other companies' purchases of the programs help defray production costs. (AJ)

The paper attempts to describe the training methods used in large industrial organizations in which the behavioral objective approach places emphasis upon what the trainee learns. (Author/AG)

The director of the Industrial Training Service reviews the training function from the postwar years to the present and onward. Training will need to be perceived in terms of self-development rather than development of specific occupational skills. (MS)

Article presents the NCET Research on the need to collate and disseminate information on innovations in industrial training and the related fields of further and higher education in the United Kingdom. (Author)

IBM's advanced terminal computer-based education has as a primary function the training and education of its 260,000 employees. (PG)

Author examines the components of behavior that underlie success in management training. (Editor)

Results of a survey on the need, functions, and competencies of the media professional in industry. (DS)

Presents a plea for more consideration of technological employment in the chemistry curriculum. (CP)

A close look at who does what in training and why evaluation is still a big problem. (Editor)

It is becoming recognized that participative training techniques are often the most effective. Article deals with two groups of these techniques. (Editor/RB)

An adult basic education program conducted by Futorian Manufacturing Company for its employees resulted in increased employee cooperation and self-confidence. (Author/JB)