A study of the software industry, in which required skills change rapidly and skills shortages frequently occur, showed how work projects were designed with restricted opportunities for workers to acquire new skills. Skill development was not valued by management. The industry may thus be abetting its own skills shortage. (SK)

Includes "Toward Construct Validation of a Transfer Climate Instrument" (Holton et al.); "Improving Positive Transfer: A Test of Relapse Prevention Training on Transfer Outcomes" (Burke); "Invited Reaction: Progress or Relapse?" (Newstrom); "Invited Reaction: Theory, Research, and Practice" (Tang);…

Describes a formative evaluation of a one-day introductory computer-based training course for university employees using a new online financial and purchasing system. Evaluated the effectiveness of the training, identified appropriate revisions that were incorporated into the training program, and examined learner attitudes toward the course.…

Provides an overview of the current status of university and on-the-job training in Mexico based on a series of in-depth interviews with influential figures in both classroom-based, educational settings and on-the-job professional development settings. Concludes that journalism education in Mexico is undergoing significant change. (SG)

Responses from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Britain (n=81), Poland (n=30), and Portugal (n=69) identified current levels of information/communications technology use and training provided and needed. Despite high demand, training is not provided regularly or effectively. Extent of e-commerce adoption influenced level of training.…

Design of in-company training for students must consider objectives, staff, methods, duration, and timing. Data collection tools to monitor progress and evaluate performance are critical. A support team to provide guidance, information, and placement assistance is also an important element. (Contains 30 references.) (SK)

Discusses purpose and methods of the internship for university graduate students who are prospective school personnel, in which interns gain supervised experience and practical knowledge. Contends that in a successful internship, the intern, the educational institution, and the university are all beneficiaries of the program. Contains 7…

Surveyed 45 Japanese corporations to determine common training methods and use of systematic design and development processes. Results indicate that overall there was more internal classroom training than on-the-job training and that only two of the companies had a formal, systematic approach to instruction design and development. (JMV)

Three Australian studies identified attributes of workplaces as learning environments: authentic activities, experts, other workers, and task engagement. Limitations of workplace learning included inappropriate knowledge, lack of access to activities, expert reluctance, absence of expertise, opaque knowledge, and problems with instructional media.…

According to data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1986-1990, length of training did not affect wages; company training, seminars outside of work, and vocational schools were associated with higher wages. Apprenticeships, business schools, and correspondence courses had no apparent impact on wage levels or change in wages over the…

Focuses on the principle of the Association of Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) Code of Professional Ethics that deals with delegating tasks only to qualified personnel who have training or can demonstrate competency in performing the task. A problem illustrating the need for the principle and a discussion of its application are…

Argues that trainers who develop and teach in-house communication courses for their firms should review recent research and require more in-class writing; provide more feedback to trainees; use computerized classrooms; include collaborative writing; and place writing in the context of a larger project. (SR)

Maintains that assessment in workplace literacy programs must meet the unique needs of learners, unions, management, and literacy providers. Identifies those needs and suggests ways of addressing them. (SR)

Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics showed a 4% decrease in the gender wage gap for whites between 1976 and 1985. White men tend to have higher earnings because of more tenure in areas with greater rewards; women tend to have more part-time experience, which has fewer such rewards. (SK)

Through a structured "grow your own" model, the Capistrano Unified School District in California is focusing on developing leaders from within. Strong teachers with leadership potential are actively recruited to enter the administrative arena as elementary-teaching assistant principals. Assistant principals are given principal-level…