Describes the Youth Training Scheme that will give all young people under the age of 18 the opportunity to acquire a job-related skill. The program will include assessment, basic skills, occupational training, counseling, and progress review. (JOW)

This paper describes research concerning the nature of basic skills prerequisite to the learning and performance of a single, technical job (31M10, Multichannel Communications Equipment Operator) in the Army, and development of an instructional program to teach the skills. The work involved six phases carried out over a 2-year period: (1) analysis…