NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 571 to 585 of 2,170 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Thomas, Grant – Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 1992
Discusses issues related to the value of knowledge to corporations, including technological change, increased competition, and global complexity. Implications for training programs and educational institutions are considered, and a strategic knowledge plan that includes four fields of activity is presented: corporate knowledge engineering,…
Descriptors: Corporate Education, Futures (of Society), Industrial Training, Industry
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Ho Tak U, Kevin – Educational Media International, 1998
Describes ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) and its possible uses, particularly in Macau (Portuguese territory down the coast from Hong Kong scheduled to return to Chinese sovereignty 12/20/99). Highlights include the speed of data and document transfer, access to online information, video conferencing, distance learning, and corporate…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Education, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Lee, Sung Heum; Pershing, James A. – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2000
Discusses performance improvement interventions, including training, and the need for evaluation to measure training effectiveness. Reviews six evaluation perspectives of corporate training programs and recommends four areas for further study, including overall evaluation models and appropriate uses of the results of evaluations. (Contains 63…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Industrial Training, Measurement Techniques
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Cooper, Mark; Cotton, David – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2000
Review of research on industrial training and occupational safety and health did not find materials on training safely or risk assessment for training. A study of 34 safety inspectors indicated that risk decision making and assessment are serious concerns that should be addressed in safety training. (Contains 56 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Industrial Training, Instructional Effectiveness, Occupational Safety and Health, Risk
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Garrett, Lisa A.; Vogt, Connie L. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2003
Technology has altered the way training and development is delivered in business and industry. The various benefits of online learning have influenced the increasing use of online learning methods. As organizations address the challenges of online learning, better evaluation methods and standards will be developed. The future success of online…
Descriptors: Industry, Online Courses, Industrial Training, Business
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gass, Mike A.; Priest, Simon – Journal of Experiential Education, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine the outcomes of using metaphors to enhance learning in the framing and debriefing of teamwork issues for a corporate adventure training (CAT) program. Through random assignment, four different but intact regional work groups from a European banking institution participated in a CAT program for the purposes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Team Training, Figurative Language, Adventure Education
Dostie, Benoit; Montmarquette, Claude – Human Resources and Social Development Canada, 2007
This report presents a review of studies and articles on employer-sponsored training in Canada. The authors reviewed documentation that used data from the Workplace and Employee Survey (WES) and offer a synthesis of the current state of knowledge. The report looks alternately at issues pertaining to determinants of training from the employer and…
Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Literature Reviews, Corporate Education
School Shop, 1975
A number of training materials and courses are available from the Federal government that would help the employer provide safety education for their employees in compliance with the OSHA. (BP)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Programs, Federal Legislation, Industrial Education
McDevitt, Marsha Jean – 1986
This master's thesis provides an overview of a computer graphics production environment and proposes a realistic approach to orientation and on-going training for employees working within a fast-paced production schedule. Problems involved in meeting the training needs of employees are briefly discussed in the first chapter, while the second…
Descriptors: Animation, Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Coordinators
Swanson, Richard A.; Sleezer, Catherine M. – 1987
The gap between evaluation theory and practice can be closed through a concrete system for effectively evaluating a training program to ensure that it contributes to an organization's success. The Training Effectiveness Evaluation (TEE) system can be applied to any training program in industry. It consists of three major elements: (1) an…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Corporate Education, Evaluation Methods, Industrial Training
Martinsons, Barbara, Ed. – 1987
This working paper is one in a series of policy statements on the relationship between liberal education and careers in business; it covers a seminar discussing ethics and the teaching of morality. Papers given by seven professionals in the corporate and academic world are included. After an introduction to the seminar and a statement on corporate…
Descriptors: Conferences, Ethical Instruction, Ethics, General Education
Sullivan, Robert Francis – 1982
The open-systems model of instructional development (ID) proposed for use in both educational and non-educational organizations is based on an extensive examination of ID, the systems and communication/consulting literature, and the results of a nationwide survey of 750 currently active ID professionals in both higher education and…
Descriptors: Business, Higher Education, Industrial Training, Instructional Development
Training Officer, 1974
Industrial trainers face a critical challenge--supplying qualified personnel for work both off and onshore to service and run Great Britain's infant oil industry in the North Sea. A review of the activities, types of employment involved, extraneous factors affecting the industry, and employment projections are discussed. (MW)
Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Projections, Foreign Countries, Industrial Training
Brooks, Carl N. – Educ Technol, 1969
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Industrial Training, Mathematical Models, Performance Criteria
Ceramics, Glass, and Mineral Products Industry Training Board, Harrow (England).
This manual offers guidelines for training of personnel involved in the manufacture of bricks, including employment practices; handling and preparation of raw materials; making, drying, firing, sorting, packing, and loading of bricks. A major emphasis is placed on industrial safety. (MF)
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Brick Industry, Guidelines, Industrial Training
Pages: 1  |  ...  |  35  |  36  |  37  |  38  |  39  |  40  |  41  |  42  |  43  |  ...  |  145